"moyen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: moyens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English moyen, moene, a variation of mene, meene, borrowed from Old French meien (French moyen), Late Latin mediānus (“that is in the middle, middle”), from Latin medius (“middle”). Doublet of mid and mean. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|moyen}} Middle English moyen, {{der|en|fro|meien}} Old French meien, {{cog|fr|moyen}} French moyen, {{cog|LL.|mediānus||that is in the middle, middle}} Late Latin mediānus (“that is in the middle, middle”), {{der|en|la|medius||middle}} Latin medius (“middle”), {{doublet|en|mid|mean}} Doublet of mid and mean Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moyen (countable and uncountable, plural moyens)
  1. (obsolete, chiefly Scotland) Intercession; intervention. Tags: Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable

Adjective [French]

IPA: /mwa.jɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-moyen.ogg Forms: moyenne [feminine], moyens [masculine, plural], moyennes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French moyen, from Old French moien, earlier meien, inherited from Latin mediānus. Doublet of médian, a borrowing, and also of misaine. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|moyen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French moyen, {{inh+|fr|frm|moyen}} Inherited from Middle French moyen, {{inh|fr|fro|moien}} Old French moien, {{inh|fr|la|mediānus}} Latin mediānus, {{doublet|fr|médian}} Doublet of médian Head templates: {{fr-adj}} moyen (feminine moyenne, masculine plural moyens, feminine plural moyennes)
  1. middle
    Sense id: en-moyen-fr-adj-pIiK9ORs
  2. average
    Sense id: en-moyen-fr-adj-GE35NtQb
  3. (Canada, informal, euphemistic) Big; impressive; serious Tags: Canada, euphemistic, informal
    Sense id: en-moyen-fr-adj-7oY7-HNF Categories (other): Canadian French, French euphemisms, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 54 37 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 7 64 22 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 64 22 0 0
  4. (linguistics) middle Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-moyen-fr-adj-pIiK9ORs1 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ordinaire Related terms: moyennement, Moyen Âge, Moyen-Âge, Moyen-Orient, médian

Noun [French]

IPA: /mwa.jɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-moyen.ogg Forms: moyens [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French moyen, from Old French moien, earlier meien, inherited from Latin mediānus. Doublet of médian, a borrowing, and also of misaine. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|moyen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French moyen, {{inh+|fr|frm|moyen}} Inherited from Middle French moyen, {{inh|fr|fro|moien}} Old French moien, {{inh|fr|la|mediānus}} Latin mediānus, {{doublet|fr|médian}} Doublet of médian Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} moyen m (plural moyens)
  1. way, method, mean of doing something Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moyen-fr-noun-dzwSchnj
  2. medium Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moyen-fr-noun-wIJFandm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: capacité Derived forms: au moyen de, avec les moyens du bord, employer les grands moyens, la fin justifie les moyens, moyen de transport, moyens du bord, oreille moyenne, perdre ses moyens, qui veut la fin veut les moyens, vivre au-dessus de ses moyens

Noun [Scots]

Forms: moyens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English moyen, moene, a variation of mene, meene, borrowed from Old French meien (French moyen), Late Latin mediānus (“that is in the middle, middle”), from Latin medius (“middle”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm|moyen}} Middle English moyen, {{der|sco|fro|meien}} Old French meien, {{cog|fr|moyen}} French moyen, {{cog|LL.|mediānus||that is in the middle, middle}} Late Latin mediānus (“that is in the middle, middle”), {{der|sco|la|medius||middle}} Latin medius (“middle”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|moyens|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} moyen (plural moyens), {{sco-noun}} moyen (plural moyens)
  1. mediation; intervention Synonyms: moyan, moin
    Sense id: en-moyen-sco-noun-plHkY12d Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "capacité"
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      "word": "classe moyenne"
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      "word": "moyen anglais"
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      "word": "moyen breton"
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      "word": "moyen français"
    },
    {
      "word": "moyen gallois"
    },
    {
      "word": "moyen irlandais"
    },
    {
      "word": "moyen néerlandais"
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      "word": "moyen perse"
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      "word": "poids moyen"
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      "word": "moyennement"
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      "word": "Moyen Âge"
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      "word": "Moyen-Orient"
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    {
      "word": "ordinaire"
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}

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