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INTERMEDIATE
Definition of INTERMEDIATE
adjective
Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INTERMEDIATE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INTERMEDIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 46 days.
First found by a player on Day 120, 17 September 2026.
Built from these letters
INTERMEDIATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEEIIMNRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, T and E appear more than once.
Words that start INTERMED
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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