mediation
English
Etymology
From Late Latin mediātiō (perhaps via Middle French mediation/mediacion) from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /midiˈeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
mediation (countable and uncountable, plural mediations)
- Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
- The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
Derived terms
- cybermediation
- hypermediation
- mediational
- transmediation
Translations
negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
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See also
Further reading
- "mediation" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 204.
Danish
Declension
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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