average

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈævəɹɪdʒ/
• SAMPA: /"{v@r\IdZ/
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• Hyphenation: av‧er‧age

Adjective

Positive average

Comparative more average

Superlative most average

1. To be average is to be not one extreme or another.

   In football, he is an average player.

Noun

Singular average

Plural averages

1. An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.

   The average size of a family in America is about two or three.

   The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches.

Related words

• mean
• median
• mode
• typical

Verb

Plain form average

Third-person singular averages

Past tense averaged

Past participle averaged

Present participle averaging

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