mediation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin mediātiō (perhaps via Middle French mediation/mediacion) from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /midiˈeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
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mediation (countable and uncountable, plural mediations)
- Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
- The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
- (Gallicism) heritage interpretation
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
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the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- "mediation" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 204.
Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]mediation c (singular definite mediationen, plural indefinite mediationer)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mediation
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mediation | mediationen | mediationer | mediationerne |
| genitive | mediations | mediationens | mediationers | mediationernes |
Further reading
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