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intermediacy

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in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅a⋅cy

  [in-ter-mee-dee-uh-see]
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–noun
the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
Origin:
1705–15; intermedi(ate) 1 + -acy
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in·ter·me·di·ate   (ĭn'tər-mē'dē-ĭt)   
adj.  Lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state: an aircraft having an intermediate range; an intermediate school.
n.  

  1. One that is in a middle position or state.

  2. An intermediary.

  3. Chemistry A substance formed as a necessary stage in the manufacture of a desired end product.

  4. An automobile that is smaller than a full-sized model but larger than a compact.

intr.v.   (-āt') in·ter·me·di·at·ed, in·ter·me·di·at·ing, in·ter·me·di·ates

  1. To act as an intermediary; mediate.

  2. To intervene.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin intermediātus, from Late Latin intermedius : Latin inter-, inter- + Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
in'ter·me'di·a·cy n., in'ter·me'di·ate·ly adv., in'ter·me'di·ate·ness n., in'ter·me'di·a'tion n., in'ter·me'di·a'tor n.
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