mediation

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ UK /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #25980

Meanings

1

noun
The process of helping two sides settle a dispute through a neutral third party.

After months of conflict, the couple resolved their differences through mediation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of helping two... intermediation

Word family

Forms mediations

Derived forms cybermediationhypermediationmediationaltelemediationtransmediation

Related forms arbitration mediate mediator mid

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.

mediacion,mediacioun,medyacion,medyacyoun Middle English mediacion Middle French mediātiō la-lat medius Latin

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# mediation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 25980

## Meanings
1. The process of helping two sides settle a dispute through a neutral third party.

## Examples
- After months of conflict, the couple resolved their differences through mediation.

## Derived Forms
- cybermediation
- hypermediation
- mediational
- telemediation
- transmediation

## Related Forms
- arbitration
- mediate
- mediator
- mid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mediacion,mediacioun,medyacion,medyacyoun
- Root: mediacion
- Root: mediātiō
- Root: medius

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Mediation is 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. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include mediacion,mediacioun,medyacion,medyacyoun (Middle English), mediacion (Middle French), mediātiō (la-lat), and medius (Latin). Current senses include the process of helping two sides settle a dispute through a neutral third party. The wider family includes derived forms such as cybermediation, hypermediation, mediational, telemediation, and transmediation; related words such as arbitration, mediate, mediator, and mid.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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