intermediacy

[ in-ter-mee-dee-uh-see ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈmi di ə si /

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noun

the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.

RELATED WORDS

heart, place, hub, kernel, essence, focus, seat, pivot, midst, axis, interior, core, gist, midpoint, nucleus, marrow, mainstream, inside, pith, quick

Nearby words

intermarry, intermaxillary bone, intermaxillary suture, intermeddle, intermedia, intermediacy, intermediary, intermediary nerve, intermediate, intermediate antebrachial vein, intermediate basilic vein

Origin of intermediacy

First recorded in 1705–15; intermedi(ate)¹ + -acy

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Examples from the Web for intermediacy

This intermediacy of angels is prominently alluded to in Acts vii.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar
Intergradation with Dipodomys ordii utahensis is noted in color and intermediacy of body size of specimens from Clover Creek.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer