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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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Origin of via media
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1835–45
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via media
/ Latin (ˈvaɪə ˈmiːdɪə) /
noun
a compromise between two extremes; middle course
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