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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

interlunation, intermarriage, intermarry, intermeddle, intermedia, intermediacy, intermediary, intermediate, intermediate-acting, intermediate card, intermediate care
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Words related to intermediacy

heart, hub, place, axis, bull's-eye, centrality, centriole, centrum, core, cynosure, essence, focus, gist, hotbed, inside, interior, kernel, mainstream, marrow, midpoint

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