NYT Dictionary
MEDIAL
/ˈmiː.di.əl/AdjectiveNounME-di-alme-di-al · 3 syllablesGrade 8
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
lateral
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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