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Calque ofLatinaurea mediocritās.

• (UK)enPR:gōld'ən mēn,IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈmiːn/
• (US)enPR:gōld'ən mēn,IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈmiːn/

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• Rhymes:-iːn

goldenmean (pluralgolden means)

1. A position ofbalance betweenexcess anddeficiency.
   • (Can wedate this quote?), chapter 10, inOdes II, translation of original byHorace:

     He who chooses thegolden mean safely avoids both the hovel and the palace

• middle ground
• third way
• via media
• golden ratio

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