How many syllables in median?

There are 3 syllables in the word median.

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How to pronounce median:

Definition of median:

median (adjective):: a middle point, plane, or part; relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values).

Synonyms for median:

average

halfway

intermediate

medial

mid

middle

moderate

modest

reasonable

typical

Antonyms for median:

apex

border

boundary

brink

edge

end

extreme

extremes

extremity

fringe

limit

margin

maximum

nadir

opposite

outside

pinnacle

tip

utmost

vertex

zenith

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