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(n) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
(n) the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
(n) an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
(n) (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
(n) an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
(n) a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
(n) (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
(n) a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
(n) someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"
(n) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
(n) an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"
(s) around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"
(s) (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

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