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Definition of Mean
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Mean
To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ? To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote. To have a purpose or intention. Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble. Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable. Of poor quality; as, mean fare. Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality. Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes. Intermediate in excellence of any kind. Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day. That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure. A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the square root of the product of the quantities. That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument. Hence: Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance. A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part. Meantime; meanwhile. A mediator; a go-between. Related Definitions:
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Mean Quotations
I'm not mean. Matt Drudge Do we mean love, when we say love? Samuel Beckett I mean, I feel like just a new person completely. Jennifer Capriati I see what you mean, but I do not think what you think. Mason Cooley Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean. Mason Cooley |
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Mean Translations
mean in Afrikaans is bedoel, beteken, gemiddeld mean in Danish is betyde, gennemsnitlig mean in Dutch is gemiddeld mean in German is beabsichtigen, meinen, bedeute mean in Italian is esoso, supporre, infame, volere dire mean in Latin is innuo, pusillus, pertinax mean in Portuguese is meio, tencionar mean in Spanish is significar, vil, ro oso |
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