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mediatory

[mee-dee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

me·di·a·to·ry

[mee-dee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
1.
pertaining to mediation.
2.
having the function of mediating.

Origin:
1610–20; < Late Latin mediātōrius. See mediate, -tory1
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Mediatory has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.
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mediate
 
vb
1.  (intr; usually foll by between or in) to intervene (between parties or in a dispute) in order to bring about agreement
2.  to bring about (an agreement)
3.  to bring about (an agreement) between parties in a dispute
4.  to resolve (differences) by mediation
5.  (intr) to be in a middle or intermediate position
6.  (tr) to serve as a medium for causing (a result) or transferring (objects, information, etc)
 
adj
7.  occurring as a result of or dependent upon mediation
8.  a rare word for intermediate
9.  logic (of an inference) having more than one premise, esp, being syllogistic in form
 
[C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle]
 
'mediately
 
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'mediateness
 
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'mediative
 
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'mediatory
 
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media'torial
 
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'mediator
 
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media'torially
 
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