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mezzo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • half adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • means noun A method, tool, or resource used to achieve a particular result.
  • medium noun A method or channel used to communicate or express something.
  • middle noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.
  • tool noun A physical device used to carry out a task, especially one held in the hand.
  • transportation noun The act or system of moving people or goods; especially the common American term for this.
  • vehicle noun A machine used to carry or transport people, goods, or objects, such as a car, truck, or bus.
  • way noun A road, path, or route from one place to another.

Senses

mezzo is used for these senses in English:

  • half In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
  • means An instrument or condition to achieve a result. [late 14th c.]
  • medium (microbiology) A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro.
  • middle A centre, midpoint.
  • tool Any physical device meant to ease or do a task.
  • tool A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group, a pawn.
  • transportation The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
  • vehicle A medium for expression of talent or views.

half — full definition

  1. adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
  2. adv Partially, or to an incomplete degree.
  3. noun One of two equal parts into which something is divided.

mean — full definition

  1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
  3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
  4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
  5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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