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The Meaning of mean
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(v. t.) To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?
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(v. t.) To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
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(v. i.) To have a purpose or intention.
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(superl.) Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.
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(superl.) Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.
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(superl.) Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
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(superl.) Of poor quality; as, mean fare.
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(superl.) Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.
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(a.) Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.
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(a.) Intermediate in excellence of any kind.
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(a.) 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.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.
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(n.) Meantime; meanwhile.
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(n.) A mediator; a go-between.
Synonyms
mean value
,
intend
,
entail
,
imply
,
intend
,
signify
,
stand for
,
intend
,
think
,
think of
,
have in mind
,
average
,
hateful
,
base
,
meanspirited
,
beggarly
,
mingy
,
miserly
,
tight
,
beggarly
,
bastardly
Homophones
mein
,
meine
,
mien
Rhymes
aberdeen
,
abilene
,
acetylene
,
acrolein
,
adenine
,
adenosine
,
agin
,
aileen
,
albertine
,
aldin
,
aleen
,
alene
,
alkene
,
ameen
,
amin
,
ammeen
,
amphetamine
,
andreen
,
aniline
,
antisubmarine
,
aquamarine
,
ardeen
,
ardene
,
argentine
,
arleen
,
arlene
,
arreguin
,
augustin
,
augustine
,
balanchine
,
baleen
,
barentine
,
bean
,
beane
,
beene
,
bein
,
beine
,
benyamin
,
benzene
,
bernadine
,
between
,
biehn
,
bien
,
biocine
,
blouin
,
bornstein
,
brackeen
,
brean
,
breen
,
bromine
,
burdine
,
burkeen
,
byzantine
,
caesarean
,
caffeine
,
canteen
,
cantin
,
careen
,
carleen
,
carlene
,
carotene
,
casein
,
cathleen
,
celine
,
charleen
,
charlene
,
charline
,
chasteen
,
chloroprene
,
christine
,
circumvene
,
citrine
,
claudine
,
clean
,
clementine
,
clonidine
,
clymene
,
coffeen
,
coleen
,
colleen
,
constantine
,
contravene
,
convene
,
corinne
,
cortine
,
crean
,
crimean
,
cuisine
,
cunneen
,
darlene
,
dean
,
deane
,
deen
,
dejean
,
demean
,
diene
,
dineen
,
dinneen
,
doralin
,
doreen
,
dramamine
,
drouin
,
dufrene
,
eighteen
,
eileen
,
elephantine
,
eocene
,
epstein
,
ernestine
,
etheljean
,
ethene
,
ethylene
,
eugene
,
evergreen
,
feinstein
,
fiene
,
fifteen
,
figurine
,
filene
,
florentine
,
fluorine
,
foltene
,
foreseen
,
fourteen
,
francine
,
frankenstein
,
frean
,
freen
,
gabardine
,
gallien
,
gasoline
,
gean
,
gelatine
,
gene
,
georgene
,
georgine
,
geraldine
,
gheen
,
glasheen
,
glavine
,
glean
,
glycine
,
godine
,
goheen
,
gouin
,
green
,
greene
,
grosjean
,
guanine
,
guertin
,
guillotine
,
haen
,
halloween
,
hammerstein
,
helene
,
hexachlorophene
,
histamine
,
histidine
,
holstein
,
hornstein
,
huguenin
,
hydrazine
,
hygiene
,
igene
,
imogene
,
internecine
,
intervene
,
ireene
,
irene
,
janine
,
jean
,
jeane
,
jeanine
,
jeanne
,
joaquin
,
jolene
,
josephine
,
justine
,
kathleen
,
katyn
,
kean
,
keehn
,
keen
,
keene
,
kerosene
,
kiehn
,
kiehne
,
kiene
,
killeen
,
kleen
,
konstantin
,
kristine
,
labyrinthine
,
lamine
,
latrine
,
laureen
,
lean
,
leen
,
levine
,
libertine
,
lichtenstein
,
lien
,
limine
,
limousine
,
lopatin
,
lorene
,
lurleen
,
machine
,
macqueen
,
madelene
,
magazine
,
mangosteen
,
marcin
,
marine
,
marleen
,
marleene
,
marlene
,
marroquin
,
martine
,
maureen
,
maxine
,
mcbean
,
mcbreen
,
mckeen
,
mclean
,
mcmeen
,
mcqueen
,
mcsween
,
medin
,
mein
,
meine
,
melamine
,
mescaline
,
methylene
,
mezzanine
,
mien
,
miocene
,
modine
,
moline
,
moreen
,
mujahedeen
,
mujahideen
,
mulqueen
,
muntean
,
murine
,
muscatine
,
myrlene
,
nadine
,
naphthalene
,
nathene
,
navin
,
nein
,
nene
,
neoprene
,
newsmagazine
,
nicotine
,
nineteen
,
nitrosomine
,
noreen
,
nuveen
,
obscene
,
ocain
,
olean
,
oligocene
,
olivine
,
onscreen
,
opaline
,
oquin
,
osteen
,
paleocene
,
pasion
,
pauline
,
peine
,
peloquin
,
peregrine
,
philene
,
philippine
,
philistine
,
phillipine
,
pilgreen
,
plasticine
,
plein
,
pleistocene
,
pliocene
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polyacetylene
,
polybutylene
,
polyethylene
,
polypropylene
,
polystyrene
,
preen
,
prejean
,
preteen
,
propylene
,
protein
,
pyroxene
,
quarantine
,
queen
,
rabin
,
racine
,
ravine
,
reconvene
,
reen
,
routine
,
rubinstein
,
sabine
,
salin
,
saline
,
sarazin
,
sardine
,
sarene
,
scene
,
scopolamine
,
screen
,
seen
,
seguin
,
selene
,
serene
,
seventeen
,
shaheen
,
sharleen
,
sharlene
,
shasteen
,
shean
,
sheen
,
shirleen
,
silverstein
,
sistine
,
sixteen
,
skeen
,
skene
,
slovene
,
smithereen
,
soybean
,
sphene
,
spleen
,
steen
,
stene
,
styrene
,
submarine
,
sunscreen
,
sween
,
tambourine
,
tangerine
,
teen
,
texstyrene
,
theine
,
thien
,
thirteen
,
thomasine
,
thymidine
,
tigrean
,
tourmaline
,
trampoline
,
treen
,
umpteen
,
unclean
,
undine
,
unforeseen
,
unseen
,
vaccine
,
vanveen
,
varin
,
vaseline
,
veen
,
vidrine
,
vien
,
vienne
,
voisine
,
wallenstein
,
wean
,
wein
,
wien
,
wileen
,
wolverine
,
xene