median C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈmidiən/ UK /ˈmiːdiən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the middle value in a range; situated in the middle The median income of the district rose sharply last year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the middle value in a... middlecentralmidpointmidmostintermediate ↔ Opposites extrememeanmode Word family Derived forms medianly Related forms medialmediummediatemiddle Etymology AI details From Latin mediānus ('of the middle'), from medius ('middle'). Denotes the middle value of a range, or a position in the center. mediānus Latin medius Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # median **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmidiən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmiːdiən/ ## Meanings 1. the middle value in a range; situated in the middle ## Examples - The median income of the district rose sharply last year. ## Synonyms - middle - central - midpoint - midmost - intermediate ## Antonyms - extreme - mean - mode ## Derived Forms - medianly ## Related Forms - medial - medium - mediate - middle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mediānus - Root: medius ## Etymology From Latin mediānus ('of the middle'), from medius ('middle'). Denotes the middle value of a range, or a position in the center. ## AI Etymology Median is from Latin mediānus ('of the middle'), from medius ('middle'). Denotes the middle value of a range, or a position in the center. Important recorded forms include mediānus (Latin) and medius (Latin). The current sense covers the middle value in a range; situated in the middle. The wider family includes derived forms such as medianly and related words such as medial, medium, mediate, and middle. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown