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intermediate

1

[in-ter-mee-dee-it]

adjective

  1. being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc..

    the intermediate steps in a procedure.

  2. of or relating to an intermediate school.

  3. Automotive.mid-size.



noun

  1. a person who acts between others; intermediary; mediator.

  2. something intermediate, as a form or class.

  3. Chemistry.a derivative of the initial material formed before the desired product of a chemical process.

intermediate

2

[in-ter-mee-dee-eyt]

verb (used without object)

intermediated, intermediating 
  1. to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.

intermediate

adjective

  1. occurring or situated between two points, extremes, places, etc; in between

  2. (of a class, course, etc) suitable for learners with some degree of skill or competence

  3. physics (of a neutron) having an energy between 100 and 100000 electronvolts

  4. geology (of such igneous rocks as syenite) containing between 55 and 66 per cent silica

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noun

  1. something intermediate

  2. a substance formed during one of the stages of a chemical process before the desired product is obtained

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to act as an intermediary or mediator

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • intermediately adverb
  • intermediateness noun
  • intermediator noun
  • intermediatory adjective
  • ˌԳٱˌ徱ˈپDz noun
  • ˌԳٱˈ徱 noun
  • ˌԳٱˈ徱ˌٴǰ noun
  • ˌԳٱˈ徱ٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intermediate1

1615–25; < Medieval Latin Գٱ徱ٳܲ, equivalent to Latin intermedi ( us ) intermediary ( inter- inter- + medius middle, in the middle) + -ٳܲ -ate 1

Origin of intermediate2

1600–10; < Medieval Latin Գٱ徱ٳܲ, past participle of Գٱ徱. See inter-, mediate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intermediate1

C17: from Medieval Latin Գٱ徱 to intervene, from Latin inter- + medius middle
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Judge Lady Drummond set a trial date of February next year at the High Court in Glasgow, with an intermediate hearing in August in Edinburgh.

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