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intercurrent

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T ER0 K ER1 AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Running between or among, in a physical sense; interlayered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Coming between, temporally; intervening in time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Simultaneous; occurring at the same time as, or during the period of, another condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Not belonging to any particular season.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Something intervening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intercurrens, equivalent to inter- + current.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: междинен (meždinen) — Running between or among
  • Bulgarian: промеждутъчен (promeždutǎčen) — Running between or among