mediation

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌmiːdiˈæɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== mediate mediator mid ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== arbitration === References === === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Mediation”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 204. == Danish == === Noun === mediation c (singular definite mediationen, plural indefinite mediationer) mediation ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mediation” in Den Danske Ordbog