mediation

/ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/

UK: /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/

mediation

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Definition

Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.

Etymology

From Middle English mediacion, mediacioun, medyacion, medyacyoun from Middle French mediacion and its etymon Late Latin mediātiō, from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -ion.

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