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intermediate

Syllabification: (in·ter·me·di·ate)

Definition of intermediate

coming between two things in time, place, order, character, etc.:an intermediate stage of development a cooled liquid intermediate between liquid and solid
having or suitable for a level of knowledge or skill between basic and advanced:intermediate skiers an intermediate course

an intermediate thing.
a person at an intermediate level of knowledge or skill.
a chemical compound formed by one reaction and then taking part in another, especially during synthesis.

[no object]

act as intermediary; mediate:the theory said that by intermediating between buyers and sellers, middlemen lower the costs of transactions

Derivatives

late Middle English: from medieval Latin intermediatus, from Latin intermedius, from inter- 'between' + medius 'middle'

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