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stricken a medium

stricken a medium is the past participle of strike a medium.

Meaning of strike a medium

Verb

strike a medium (third-person singular simple present strikes a medium, present participle striking a medium, simple past struck a medium, past participle struck a medium or (rare or archaic) stricken a medium)

  1. To choose or provide a moderate option between two extremes.
    • […] in references, where the consent of the parties leave the referees entire masters of the subject, they commonly discover so much equity and justice on both sides, as induces them to strike a medium, and divide the difference betwixt the parties.1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, London: John Noon, Volume 3, Part 2, Section 6, p. 127

Questions about stricken a medium

What is stricken a medium the past participle of?
Stricken a medium is the past participle of strike a medium.

Words near stricken a medium in the dictionary

  1. strick
  2. stricken
  3. stricken a bargain
  4. stricken a blow
  5. stricken a light
  6. stricken a medium
  7. stricken a stroke
  8. stricken back
  9. stricken camp
  10. stricken down
  11. stricken dumb

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