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.
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Origin of intermediacy
First recorded in 1705–15; intermedi(ate)1 + -acy
Words nearby intermediacy
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Example sentences from the Web for intermediacy
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. SetzerThis intermediacy of angels is prominently alluded to in Acts vii.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar