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English
Etymology 1
Noun
intermedium (plural intermediums or intermedia)
- An intermediary.
- (anatomy) A central carpal bone or tarsal bone.
Etymology 2
From inter- + medium.
Noun
intermedium
- A medium, or form of media, that conceptually lies between others.
Latin
Adjective
intermedium
- inflection of intermedius:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
References
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin intermedium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.tɛrˈmɛ.djum/
- Rhymes: -ɛdjum
- Syllabification: in‧ter‧me‧dium
Noun
intermedium n
- (music, opera, theater) interlude (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition)
- (historical, medieval theater) interlude (comic interlude between the parts of the show concerning religious matters)
- Synonym: interludium
- (music, opera) interlude (musical interlude of a cheerful character, performed between acts of a play or opera)
- (music, opera) intermezzo (short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle)
- Synonyms: interludium, intermezzo, wstawka
Declension
Declension of intermedium
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