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intermediacy

in·ter·me·di·a·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-mee-dee-uh-see]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈmi di ə si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-mee-dee-uh-see]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈmi di ə si/

Definitions of intermediacy word

  • noun intermediacy the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately. 1
  • noun intermediacy (uncountable) The condition of being intermediate. 1
  • noun intermediacy (Countable Noun) intervention. 0
See all 3 definitions of intermediacy

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Origin of intermediacy

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; intermedi(ate)1 + -acy

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Parts of speech for Intermediacy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Intermediacy

intermediacy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for intermediacy

noun intermediacy

  • heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
  • kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
  • focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
All 37 Synonyms of intermediacy

Antonyms for intermediacy

noun intermediacy

  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
  • margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
  • outskirts — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
  • periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
All 12 Antonyms of intermediacy

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