medium-sized
[ mee-dee-uhm-sahyzd ]
/ ˈmi di əmˌsaɪzd /
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adjective
neither very large nor very small: a medium-sized house.
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Origin of medium-sized
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby medium-sized
medium quarto, medium-range ballistic missile, mediums, medium-scale integration, medium shot, medium-sized, medium strip, medium wave, medius, medivac, medlar
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