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mediation

/ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/mee-dee-AY-shuhn
/ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/mee-dee-AY-shuhn

Meaningbe in the middle

Common meaning: helping people settle a dispute

Journey through time

  1. Latinmediare‘be in the middle’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsbe in the middle → intercessionmediacioun‘intercession’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsintercession → helping people settle a disputemediation‘helping people settle a dispute’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin mediare ‘be in the middle’.

Roots

  • mediare Latin “be in the middle”

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