median

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈmidiən/ UK /ˈmiːdiən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... middle centralmidpointmidmost intermediate

Opposites

extreme mean mode

Word family

Derived forms medianly

Related forms medial medium mediate middle

Simplified etymology

Median came into English in the late Middle Ages from Latin medianus, meaning “middle.” It is related to mean in the mathematical sense of an average.

Etymology

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

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# 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
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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