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average

[av-er-ij, av-rij] / ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ /




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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Southern California cities get, on average, 20-25% of their water from the Colorado River.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The network serves an average of 300 people on each of the six days it operates during the week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Kyoto logged 52 days above the same temperature, compared with an average of 18.5 days.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Over 50% of VLUE’s portfolio consists of tech and communications stocks, significantly higher than the 21% average for large value funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The British philosopher Bertrand Russell “discovered to my horror that average men and women were delighted at the prospect of war.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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