: a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom
: a mode of procedure or way of acting : fashion
: method of artistic execution (see execution 1) or mode of presentation : style
: to have in the mind as a purpose : intend
: to design for or destine to a specified purpose or future
: to serve or intend to convey, show, or indicate : signify
: lacking distinction or eminence : humble
: lacking in mental discrimination : dull
: of poor, shabby, or inferior quality or status
: occupying a middle position : intermediate in space, order, time, kind, or degree
: occupying a position about midway between extremes
: serving as a means : intermediary
: something intervening or intermediate
: a middle point between extremes
: a value that lies within a range of values and is computed according to a prescribed law: such as
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