n.
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English mene, from Anglo-French mene, meiene, from Latin medianus ― more at MEDIAN
Date: 14th century
1 : occupying a middle position : intermediate in space, order, time, kind, or degree
2 : occupying a position about midway between extremes especially : being the mean of a set of values : AVERAGE <the mean temperature>
3 : serving as a means : INTERMEDIARY
synonyms see AVERAGE