intermediacy

[ in-ter-mee-dee-uh-see ]

noun

1. the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intermediacy¹

First recorded in 1705–15; intermedi(ate) ¹ + -acy

Example Sentences

An intermediacy, it seems, that has thrown golf into a tizzy.

From Golf Digest

In this connection it is a significant fact that in young hybrids between two distinct species the early stages of development, especially as regards symmetry and regional specifications, are exclusively or predominantly maternal in character, but the male influence becomes more and more apparent as development progresses until the final degree of intermediacy is attained.

From Project Gutenberg

As the number of duplicate determiners increases it can be readily seen that the number of apparent blends of different degrees of intermediacy between the two extremes would rapidly increase.

From Project Gutenberg

This same degree of intermediacy is commonly supposed to persist in subsequent generations, but as a matter of fact, careful investigation has shown that while mulattoes rarely produce pure white or pure black children, there is considerably greater range in the shades of color in the F2 generation and subsequent generations than in the F1 generation.

From Project Gutenberg

Toward the close of that century, Mesopotamia’s strategic intermediacy between Europe and India brought it the envious attention of the Russian, German and British Empires.

From New York Times

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