mediation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
- (countable, uncountable) Heritage interpretation.
Synonyms
bridge building
smoothing over
acting as a middle-man
going between
inntermediateness
vector effect
conditioning arbitration
arbitragion
Translations
médiation
Vermittlung
mediazione
mediación
bemiddelingFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/midiˈeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Late Latin mediātiō (perhaps via Middle French mediation/mediacion) from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”).
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