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some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both

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  1. n. some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
  2. A third somewhat; something mediating, or regarded as being, between two diverse or incompatible substances, natures, or positions.
  3. A third somewhat; something mediating, or regarded as being,between two diverse or incompatible substances, natures, orpositions.