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English Dictionary: Intermediate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intermediate
adj
  1. lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"
    Antonym(s): terminal
  2. around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
    Synonym(s): average, intermediate, medium
n
  1. a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
v
  1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
    Synonym(s): intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, a. [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf.
      F. interm[82]diat.]
      Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two
      extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed;
      interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate
      colors.
  
      {Intermediate state} (Theol.), the state or condition of the
            soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.
           
  
      {Intermediate terms} (Math.), the terms of a progression or
            series between the first and the last (which are called
            the extremes); the means.
  
      {Intermediate tie}. (Arch.) Same as {Intertie}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, v. i.
      To come between; to intervene; to interpose. --Milton.
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