Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TER-ME'DI-ATE
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IN-TER-ME'DI-ATE, a. [Fr. intermediat; L. inter and medius, middle.]
Lying or being in the middle place or degree between two extremes; intervening; interposed; as, an intermediate space between hills or rivers; intermediate colors. Man has an intermediate nature and rank between angels and brutes.
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