"median system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: median systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} median system (plural median systems)
  1. (multiplicity slang) A system where the boundaries between headmates are fuzzy or imprecise.
    Sense id: en-median_system-en-noun-MmJTm80N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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