{
    "term": "medium",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the middle between a larger and smaller size, amount, length, temperature, etc.",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There are three sizes—small, medium and large."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a man of medium height/build"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a medium steak *(= one cooked quite well but not too much)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **medium dry** white wine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Choose **medium to large** tomatoes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a man of medium build, with receding grey hair and a moustache."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Put the eggs in a medium saucepan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are hundreds of small and medium enterprises developing software in Brazil."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "average"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term *(= it will not happen for quite a long time)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the long term, our efforts will pay off."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmiːdiəm/",
                "audio": "me/medium/medium__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmiːdiəm/",
                "audio": "me/medium/medium__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius."
}