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interposition

in·ter·po·si·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ter-puh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌɪn tər pəˈzɪʃ ən/
    • /ɪntɜːpəˈzɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-puh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌɪn tər pəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of interposition word

  • noun interposition the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed. 1
  • noun interposition something interposed. 1
  • noun interposition the doctrine that an individual state of the U.S. may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its sovereignty. 1
  • noun interposition The action of interposing someone or something. 1
  • noun interposition something interposed 0
  • noun interposition the act of interposing or the state of being interposed 0
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Origin of interposition

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English interposicio(u)n < Latin interpositiōn- (stem of interpositiō), equivalent to interposit(us) (past participle of interpōnere to place between) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Interposition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Interposition

interposition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for interposition

noun interposition

  • digression — the act of digressing.
  • departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
  • tangent — in immediate physical contact; touching.
  • parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
  • interpolation — extrapolation
All 51 Synonyms of interposition

Antonyms for interposition

noun interposition

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
  • argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
  • contention — Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
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