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- pronunciation:
- ae
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aev
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- average out, on the average
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a usual amount or kind; that which is not extreme or extraordinary.
- synonyms:
- norm, standard
- similar words:
- normal, par, rule, usual
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| definition 2: |
the arithmetic mean gained by adding two or more quantities and then dividing by the total number of quantities.
The average of four and six and two is four.
- synonyms:
- arithmetic mean, mean
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| definition 3: |
any of several other arithmetic products, such as a median or a batting average.
- synonyms:
- mean
- similar words:
- figures, median, statistics, totals
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| related words: |
ordinary |
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| phrase: |
on the average |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
usual or typical; not extreme.
- synonyms:
- normal, typical
- antonyms:
- exceptional, extreme
- similar words:
- common, garden-variety, middling, moderate, ordinary, par, passable, run-of-the-mill, standard, temperate, usual
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| definition 2: |
obtained by determining the arithmetic mean, in which the sum of the quantities is divided by the total number of quantities.
the average daily rainfall- synonyms:
- mean
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| definition 3: |
not particularly good or bad.
As a cook, my mother was average.- antonyms:
- abysmal, awful, dreadful, excellent, exceptional, outstanding, superior
- similar words:
- acceptable, fair, middling, passable, so-so
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| related words: |
adequate, mean, medium, mild, modest, routine, simple |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
averages, averaging, averaged |
| definition 1: |
to find the arithmetic mean of (a set of quantities).
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| definition 2: |
to achieve as a typical amount.
He averaged six miles a day when running.He averaged ten dollars a day in tips.- similar words:
- achieve, total
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be or achieve an average.
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| phrase: |
average out |
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