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. [ Lat.med i terrane us situated in the middle of the land, from medius = middle, and terra =land.] A. As adjective: *1. Inland. 2. Surrounded by or lying between lands; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa. 3. Pertaining to, dwelling, or situated on or near the Mediterranean Sea. B. As subst.: The Mediterranean Sea. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; medlar Mediterranean-district, s. Ichthy.: One of the three districts into which Dr. Günther divides the North Temperate zone for the purpose of convenient cla ification. It includes the fishes of the Mediterranean shores and of the adjoining shores of the Atlantic, including the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. "The Mediterranean - district is distinguished by a great variety of forms; yet, with the exception of a few genera established for simple species, none of the forms can be considered peculiar to it; and even that small number of peculiar genera is more and more diminished as our knowledge of the distribution of fishes advances."- Gün ther: Study of Fishes , p. 264. *Mediterranean-fever, s. Path .: The same as REMITTENT-FEVER (q. v.). Mediterranean-file-fish, s. Ichthy.: Balistes capriscus. (FILE-FISH.] Mediterranean-remora, s . Ichthy.: Echeneis remora. [REMORA.] Mediterranean sub-region, s . Zool.: The second of the four sub-regions into which the Pale arctic Region (q. v.) is divided. It includes all the countries south of the Pyrenees, Alps, Balkans, and Caucasus mountains; all the southern shores of the Mediterranean to the Atlas range, and even beyond it to include the extratropical portion of the Sahara; and in the Nile Valley as far as the second cataract. Farther east it includes the northern half of Arabia, and the whole of Persia, as well as Beluchistan, and perhaps Afghanistan up to the banks of the Indus. měd-I-tër-rā-ně-oŭs, a. [Latin mediterra neus.] The same as MEDITERRANEAN (q. v.). "It is found in mountains and med i terrane ous parts; and so it is a fat and unctuous sublimation of the earth." -Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. ii., ch. iv. měd-I-tul-11-ŭm, subst. [Lat. medius =middle.] The same as DIPLOE (q. v.). mē-di-um ( pl. mē'-di-a, or mē-di-ŭms), s. & a. [Lat. neut. sing. of medius =middle.] IMG:content-1055.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Art : The menstruum or liquid vehicle with which the dry pigments are ground and made ready for the artist's use. The medium most extensively employed is linseed oil, to which drying properties are imparted by means of the oxides of lead or zinc. 2. Logic : The mean or middle term of a syllogism. 3. Math .: The same as MEAN (q. v.). 4. Paper : A size of drawing and writing paper between deray and royal, measuring 224x174 inches, and weighing 20 to 34 pounds to the ream. medium printing-paper, 19x24 inches. IMG:content-1056.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A Turkish order of knighthood, instituted in 1852. It has been conferred on numerous English and French officers, soldiers, and seamen, who have taken part in wars on behalf of Turkey. 2. A Turkish coin, value about $4.50.