intermedium

English

Etymology 1

Noun

intermedium (plural intermediums or intermedia)

1. An intermediary.
2. (anatomy) A central carpal bone or tarsal bone.

Etymology 2

inter- +‎ medium

Noun

intermedium

1. A medium, or form of media, that conceptually lies between others.

Latin

Adjective

intermedium

1. inflection of intermedius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• intermedium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Polish

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intermedium

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intermedium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.tɛrˈmɛ.djum/
• Rhymes: -ɛdjum
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧me‧dium

Noun

intermedium n

1. (music, opera, theater) interlude (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition)
2. (historical, medieval theater) interlude (comic interlude between the parts of the show concerning religious matters)

   Synonym: interludium

3. (music, opera) interlude (musical interlude of a cheerful character, performed between acts of a play or opera)
4. (music, opera) intermezzo (short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle)

   Synonyms: interludium, intermezzo, wstawka

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• intermedium in Polish dictionaries at PWN