| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Something, as a type, number, quantity, or degree, that represents a midpoint between extremes on a scale of valuation: average, median, medium, norm, par. See USUAL. 2. That by which something is accomplished or some end achieved. Used in plural: agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, intermediary, mechanism, medium, organ. See MEANS. 3. All things, such as money, property, or goods, having economic value. Used in plural: asset (used in plural), capital, fortune, resource (used in plural), wealth, wherewithal. See OWNED. | | ADJECTIVE: | Not extreme: central, intermediate, medial, median, mid, middle, middle-of-the-road, midway. See EDGE.
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