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interspersed

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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

1

adj

Meaning 1

Placed at intervals amongst other things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of intersperse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: intermetitaj — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • German: eingestreut — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • German: verteilt — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • Italian: intercalato — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • Italian: intervallato — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • Portuguese: intercalado — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • Spanish: entreverado — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • Swedish: insprängd mellan — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • Turkish: serpilmiş — placed at intervals amongst other things
  • Turkish: serpiştirilmiş — placed at intervals amongst other things
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