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interposition

in.tә:pә'ziʃәn3 senses · 1191 ms
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noun
  1. 1

    The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.countableuncountable

    • […] a Scuffle immediately ensued, which might have produced Mischief, had it not been prevented by the Interposition of Thwackum and the Physician […]
    • “True, true,” cried Mr. Knightley, with most ready interposition—“very true […]”
  2. 2

    The thing interposed.countableuncountable

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