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mediacy

American  
[mee-dee-uh-see] / ˈmi di ə si /

noun

  1. the state of being mediate.

mediacy British  
/ ˈmiːdɪəsɪ /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being mediate

  2. a less common word for mediation

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Etymology

Origin of mediacy

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

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His mediacy had created the comforts and thereby had induced the crowding of huge modern cities.

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