mediacy

[ mee-dee-uh-see ]

/ ˈmi di ə si /

noun

the state of being mediate.

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Origin of mediacy

1375–1425; late Middle English: intercession; see mediate, -acy

Words nearby mediacy

media, media atropatene, media center, media event, media literacy, mediacy, mediad, mediaeval, mediagenic, medial, medial cord of brachial plexus

British Dictionary definitions for mediacy

mediacy

/ (ˈmiːdɪəsɪ) /

noun

the quality or state of being mediate

a less common word for mediation

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