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語源

From Late Latin mediātiō (perhaps via Middle French mediation/mediacion) from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /ˌmiːdiˈæɪʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

mediation (countable and uncountable, plural mediations)

1. Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
2. The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
3. (Gallicism) Heritage interpretation.

派生語

関連する語

• mediate
• mediator
• mid

参考

• arbitration

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