interposition

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interposition

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From Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio.

noun interpositions

  1. countable, uncountable The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation. […] a Scuffle immediately ensued, which might have produced Mischief, had it not been prevented by the Interposition of Thwackum and the Physician […]
  2. countable, uncountable The thing interposed.

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noun the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed

Españolinterposición
Portuguêsinterposição
Françaisinterposition
DeutschEinfügen, Einwerfen, Einflechten, Zwischenschalten
Italianointerposizione

noun the thing interposed

DeutschEinfügung, Einschaltung, Zwischenschaltung, Vermittlung

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@misc{interposition_2026,
  title = {interposition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interposition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}