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via me·di·a (m

, m

)

The middle course or way.

[Latin : via, way + media, feminine of medius, middle.]

via media Latin [ˈvaɪə ˈmiːdɪə]

a compromise between two extremes; middle course

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via media - a middle way between two extremes

compromise

cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

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via media

n (fig form) → Mittelweg m

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Advocating therefore a VIA MEDIA, I would lay down no fixed or absolute line of demarcation; but at the period when the frame is just beginning to set, and when the Medical Board has reported that recovery is improbable, I would suggest that the Irregular offspring be painlessly and mercifully consumed.

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