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medium-sized

American  
[mee-dee-uhm-sahyzd] / ˈmi di əmˌsaɪzd /

adjective

  1. neither very large nor very small.

    a medium-sized house.


Etymology

Origin of medium-sized

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, he met the Red Wall group, whose members are largely in Reform-facing seats, to discuss how the party's industrial strategy can extend to small and medium sized towns.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Rhodamnia zombi is described as a small to medium sized tree with large dark green leaves, shaggy bark, and fuzzy white flowers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

For anxiety, aerobic, resistance, mind-body, and mixed exercise programs each had a medium sized positive effect.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

They signal that Boeing might need to launch a new medium sized jet to stem market share losses from the A320 family of jets.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Frank clears an area between them on the table, and Gimpy pulls off a medium sized piece of dough for Charlie to work with.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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