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10 Definitions of: mean

1. verb, to intend to convey or express
2. verb, intend
3. verb, to say or do in all seriousness
4. verb, to destine or design (for a certain person or purpose)
5. verb, to denote or connote; signify; represent
6. verb, to produce; cause
7. verb, to foretell; portend
8. verb, to have the importance of
9. verb, to have the intention of behaving or acting (esp in the phrases mean well or mean ill)
10. verb, mean business to be in earnest
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1. adjective, miserly, ungenerous, or petty
2. adjective, humble, obscure, or lowly
3. adjective, despicable, ignoble, or callous
4. adjective, poor or shabby
5. adjective, bad-tempered; vicious
6. adjective, ashamed
7. adjective, unwell; in low spirits
8. adjective, slang excellent; skilful
9. adjective, no mean a) of high quality b) difficult
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1. noun, the middle point, state, or course between limits or extremes
2. noun, moderation
3. noun, maths a) the second and third terms of a proportion, as b and c in a/b = c/d b)another name for average. See also geometric mean
4. noun, statistics a statistic obtained by multiplying each possible value of a variable by its probability and then taking the sum or integral over the range of the variable
5. adjective, intermediate or medium in size, quantity, etc
6. adjective, occurring halfway between extremes or limits; average ▷ See also means
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1. noun, the proportion of the two divisions of a straight line or the two dimensions of a plane figure such that the smaller is to the larger as the larger is to the sum of the two. If the sides of a rectangle are in this proportion and a square is constructed internally on the shorter side, the rectangle that remains will also have sides in the same proportion
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Synonyms:	express, augur, fate, balance, abject, malice, selfish, average, middle, norm	And more...
Antonyms:	generous, honourable, kind, superb	And more...

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