ETYM Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. French intermédiat.
Lying between two extremes in time or space or degree.
Of the stage of education and schools between elementary and secondary including middle grades centering on 5 through 7; SYN. middle.
ETYM Latin intermittens, -entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. French intermittent.
1. Stopping and starting at irregular intervals.
2. Stopping and starting at regular intervals.