- 1[usually before noun] located between two places, things, states, etc. an intermediate stage/step in a process intermediate between A and B Liquid crystals are considered to be intermediate between liquid and solid.
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- 2having more than a basic knowledge of something but not yet advanced; suitable for someone who is at this level an intermediate skier/student, etc. an intermediate textbook pre-/upper-intermediate classes
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