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in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅ar⋅y

   [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.
Origin:
1785–95; < LL intermedi(um) intervening place + -ary; see intermediate 1
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Language Translation for : intermediary
Spanish: intermediario, German: der, *die Vermittler(in), Japanese: 仲裁人
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in·ter·me·di·ar·y     (ĭn'tər-mē'dē-ěr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Existing or occurring between; intermediate.
  2. Acting as a mediator or an agent between persons or things.

n.   pl. in·ter·me·di·ar·ies
  1. One that acts as a mediator.
  2. One that acts as an agent between persons or things; a means.
  3. An intermediate state or stage.


[Probably French intermédiaire, from Late Latin intermedius, intermediate; see intermediate.]

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intermediary

noun
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: mediator] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Intermediary

In`ter*me"di*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. interm['e]diaire.] Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project.

Intermediary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury, performed after inflammation has set in.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Intermediary

In`ter*me"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. Intermediaries. One who, or that which, is intermediate; an interagent; a go-between.

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