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- /
noun Latin.
the golden mean.
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