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intermediary definition

in·ter·medi·ary (in′tər mē′dē er′ē, -dē ər ē)

adjective

  1. acting between two persons; acting as mediator
  2. being or happening between; intermediate

Etymology: Fr intermédiaire < L intermedius: see intermediate + -ary

noun pl. intermediaries -·ar′·ies

  1. a go-between; mediator
  2. any medium, means, or agency
  3. an intermediate form, phase, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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