mediation
me·dia·tion
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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