What does "mediation" mean?

1. (the act of connecting ideas) the act of helping two different ideas, groups, or things work together or understand each other.

How do you use "mediation"?

Commonly followed by the preposition 'between'.

mediation

US //ˌmidiˈeɪʃən// UK //mˌiːdɪˈeɪʃən// me·di·a·tion

1 the act of connecting ideas (n.)
C2 Proficiency Academic Formal

the act of helping two different ideas, groups, or things work together or understand each other.

the action of acting as an intermediary or link between two different states, ideas, or entities.

Example

The teacher's mediation helped the students understand the difficult text.

Example

The philosopher explored the mediation between individual freedom and the collective requirements of a functioning state.

Usage

Commonly followed by the preposition 'between'.
- intercession
- bridging

Origin

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.