mediocre — me·di·o·cre (mē′dē ō’kər) adj. ▸ Of ordinary or undistinguished quality. See Synonyms at AVERAGE(Cf. ↑average). ╂ [French médiocre, from Latin mediocris : medius, middle; see medhyo + ocris, a rugged mountain; see ak .] Word History: Belying the… … Word Histories
Midgard — For other uses, see Midgard (disambiguation). The runes a:miþkarþi for Old Norse à Miðgarði meaning in Midgard in Middle Earth , on the Fyrby Runestone (Sö 56) in Södermanland, Sweden. Midgard (an Anglicised[ … Wikipedia
Salento — For other uses, see Salento (disambiguation). Salento. Salento (Salentu in local dialect) is the south eastern extremity of the Apulia region of Italy. It is a sub peninsula of the main Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the heel of the… … Wikipedia
Messapii — Messapians redirects here. For other uses, see Messapian (disambiguation). Ancient Italic tribes within the Italian peninsula. Ligures … Wikipedia
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mezzaluna — mez·za·lu·na (mĕt sə lo͞oʹnə) n. A curved steel blade, often with a vertical handle at each end, used to chop food. [Italian, crescent, mezzaluna : mezza, feminine of mezzo, half (from Latin medius. See medhyo + … Universalium
gher- — I. gher 1 To grasp, enclose; with derivatives meaning “enclosure.” Oldest form *g̑her , becoming *gher in centum languages. Derivatives include orchard, kindergarten, courteous, choir, and choral. 1. Suffixed zero grade form *ghr̥ dh … Universalium
me- — I. me 1 Oblique form of the personal pronoun of the first person singular. For the nominative see eg. 1. me, myself, from Old English mē̆ (dative and accusative), from Germanic *mē̆ . 2. Possessive adjective *mei no . a … Universalium
μέσος — η, ο(ν) (ΑM μέσος, η, ον, Α επικ. τ. μέσσος, βοιωτ. και κρητ. τ. μέττος) 1. (τοπ. και χρον.) αυτός που βρίσκεται μεταξύ δύο ακραίων ορίων ή μεταξύ αρχής και τέλους, μεσαίος, κεντρικός, μεσιανός 2. το κεντρικό σημείο πράγματος, το μεσαίο σημείο… … Dictionary of Greek
medial — {{11}}medial (adj.) 1560s, pertaining to a mathematical mean, from L.L. medialis of the middle, from L. medius in the middle, from PIE *medhyo middle (Cf. Skt. madhyah, Avestan madiya middle, Gk. mesos, Goth. midjis, O.E. midd middle, O.C.S … Etymology dictionary
