intermean

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noun

Something done in the meantime; interlude.

“intermean distance”

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Meanings

nounintermean (plural intermeans)

plural intermeans

  1. obsoleteSomething done in the meantime; interlude.

    The fourth Intermean after the fourth Act

    1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Newes. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
adjectiveintermean (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsBetween mean averages.

    intermean distance

Origin

From inter- + mean.

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APA

intermean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermean

MLA

“intermean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intermean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermean.

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