medius

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medius

/ˈmiːdi.əs/

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Borrowed from New Latin from Latin medius (“middle”). See medium. Doublet of minge and middle.

noun medii

dated The middle finger. An analysis of the determined cases shows that the index was the digit most frequently amputated, next the medius, next the ring finger, next the thumb, and lastly the little finger

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@misc{medius_2026,
  title = {medius},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medius},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}