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INTERPOSITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
Synonyms:
interposition; intervention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interposition" is a kind of...):
emplacement; locating; location; placement; position; positioning (the act of putting something in a certain place)
Derivation:
interpose (to insert between other elements)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Synonyms:
interjection; interpellation; interpolation; interposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interposition" is a kind of...):
break; disruption; gap; interruption (an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity)
Derivation:
interpose (to insert between other elements)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb interposition
