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noun
The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The thing interposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: intervention
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
noun
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: interjection, interpolation, interpellation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: break, interruption, disruption, gap
History
From Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
