noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˌmiːdiˈæɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:M IY2 D IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Heritage interpretation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intermediation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intervention, intercession
Narrower terms: matchmaking
5
noun
Meaning 5
a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
münsiflik
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Azerbaijani:
vasitəçilik
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Bulgarian:
посре́дничество
(posrédničestvo)
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Chinese Mandarin:
調解 /调解
(tiáojiě)
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Finnish:
välitys
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Finnish:
sovittelu
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
German:
Vermittlung
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Indonesian:
mediasi
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Romanian:
mediere
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Russian:
посре́дничество
(posrédničestvo)
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Russian:
медиа́ция
(mediácija)
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Swedish:
medling
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Tamil:
மத்தியஸ்தம்
(mattiyastam)
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Turkish:
arabuluculuk
— negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Bulgarian:
посре́дничество
(posrédničestvo)
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Chinese Mandarin:
調解 /调解
(tiáojiě)
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Finnish:
välitys
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Finnish:
sovittelu
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Romanian:
mediere
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Russian:
посре́дничество
(posrédničestvo)
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Russian:
медиа́ция
(mediácija)
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Spanish:
mediación
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Ukrainian:
медіація
(mediacija)
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Ukrainian:
посередництво
(poserednyctvo)
— the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
