aurea mediocritas

[ ou-rey-ah me-dee-ohk-ri-tahs; English awr-ee-uh-mee-dee-ok-ri-tas, -tuhs, -med-ee- ]

/ ˈaʊ reɪˌɑ ˌmɛ diˈoʊk rɪˌtɑs; English ˈɔr i ə ˈmi diˈɒk rɪˌtæs, -təs, -ˌmɛd i- /

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noun Latin.

the golden mean.

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The variety aurea is touched with gold here and there, and to my mind it makes the ideal edging of a stand.
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