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mediation

me·dia·tion

UK/ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/ US/ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party

2.

the act of mediating

Origin

From Middle English mediacion, mediacioun, medyacion, medyacyoun from Middle French mediacion and its etymon Late Latin mediātiō, from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -ion.

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