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via media

[ vahy-uh mee-dee-uh, mey-, vee-uh; Latin wee-ah me-dee-ah ]
/ ˈvaɪ ə ˈmi di ə, ˈmeɪ-, ˈvi ə; Latin ˈwi ɑ ˈmɛ di ɑ /
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noun

a middle way; a mean between two extremes.

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RELATED WORDS

mean, moderation, center, midway, centrism

Nearby words

vi, vi apple, vi et armis, via, via dolorosa, via media, viability, viable, viaduct, viagra, vial

Origin of via media

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for via media

via media

/ Latin (ˈvaɪə ˈmiːdɪə) /

noun

a compromise between two extremes; middle course
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012