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- [meen]
- /min/
- /miːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meen]
- /min/
Definitions of meaner word
- adjective meaner occupying a middle position or an intermediate place, as in kind, quality, degree, or time: a mean speed; a mean course; the mean annual rainfall. 1
- noun meaner Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end: The telephone is a means of communication. There are several means of solving the problem. 1
- noun meaner means. available resources, especially money: They lived beyond their means. considerable financial resources; riches: a man of means. 1
- noun meaner something that is midway between two extremes; something intermediate: to seek a mean between cynicism and blind faith. 1
- noun meaner Mathematics. a quantity having a value intermediate between the values of other quantities; an average, especially the arithmetic mean. either the second or third term in a proportion of four terms. 1
- noun meaner Statistics. expected value. See mathematical expectation (def 2). 1
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Origin of meaner
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mene, aphetic variant (see y-) of imene, Old English gemǣne; cognate with Dutch gemeen, German gemein common, Gothic gamains in common; cf. common
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Parts of speech for Meaner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meaner popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
meaner usage trend in Literature
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