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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
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How to use intermediacy in a sentence
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