interposition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
As he spoke, he tried to catch the remnant of the paper, but was too late—Lady Anne's eye had been more accurate than to admit such an interposition;...
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 72:[…] a Scuffle immediately ensued, which might have produced Mischief, had it not been prevented by the Interposition of Thwackum and the Physician […]
1749, Henry Fielding, chapter 9, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume I, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book V, page 252:“True, true,” cried Mr. Knightley, with most ready interposition—“very true […]”
1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 12, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) The thing interposed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interpositions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
interposer · interposal · interpose · interpositional
Translations (16)
de Einfügen (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · de Vermittlung (the thing interposed) · bg вмъкване (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · de Zwischenschalten (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · pl wstawka (the thing interposed) · pl wstawienie (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · de Einwerfen (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · fr interposition (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · ca interposició (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · de Einschaltung (the thing interposed) · it interposizione (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · de Zwischenschaltung (the thing interposed) · pt interposição (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · de Einflechten (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · es interposición (the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed) · de Einfügung (the thing interposed)