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intermediary

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[in-ter-mee-dee-er-ee] noun, plural -ar·ies, adjective
noun
1.
an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
2.
a medium or means.
3.
an intermediate form or stage.
adjective
4.
being between; intermediate.
5.
acting between persons, parties, etc.; serving as an intermediate agent or agency: an intermediary power.

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Intermediary has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

Origin:
1785–95; < Late Latin intermedi(um) intervening place + -ary; see intermediate1


1. arbitrator, umpire.

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  • Jarrett is the president's intermediary to the outside world of state and local officials.
  • Sin, in the church, is between man and god with the church as intermediary.
  • Government credit has in effect acted as counterparty to a large segment of the financial intermediary system.
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intermediary (ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ)
 
n , pl -aries
1.  a person who acts as a mediator or agent between parties
2.  something that acts as a medium or means
3.  an intermediate state or period
 
adj
4.  acting as an intermediary
5.  situated, acting, or coming between; intermediate

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