mesothetic

adjective

meso·​thet·​ic

¦me|zə¦thetik,

¦mē|,

|sə-

: being in a middle position : intermediate

Word History

Etymology

mes- + Greek thetikos of placing, from thetos (verbal of tithenai to place) + -ikos -ic

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