intermediate

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   in the middle, between two levels or extremes.

   She is taking an intermediate English class this term.

2. 2
   noun

   something or someone at a middle level or position.

   He is no longer a beginner but not yet an expert; he's an intermediate.

3. 3
   verb

   to act between two sides to settle a disagreement.

   A neutral country offered to intermediate between the two governments.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

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