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in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅a⋅tion

[in-ter-mee-dee-ey-shuhn]
–noun
the act of intermediating.

Origin:
1595–1605; intermediate 2 + -ion
in·ter·me·di·ate     (ĭn'tər-mē'dē-ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
intermediation

noun
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement [syn: mediation

Intermediation

In`ter*me`di*a"tion\, n. The act of coming between; intervention; interposition. --Burke.

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