intermediary: Meaning and Definition of

in•ter•me•di•ar•y

Pronunciation: (in"tur-mē'dē-er"ē), [key]
— n., pl. adj. -ar•ies,
—n.
  1. an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
  2. a medium or means.
  3. an intermediate form or stage.
—adj.
  1. being between; intermediate.
  2. acting between persons, parties, etc.; serving as an intermediate agent or agency: an intermediary power.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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