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Webster 1913 Edition

Interposition

Inˊter-po-si′tion

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
interpositio
a putting between, insertion, fr.
interponere
,
interpositum
: cf. F.
interposition
. See
Interpone
,
Position
.]
1.
The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
2.
The thing interposed.

Webster 1828 Edition

Interposition

INTERPOSI'TION

,
Noun.
[L. interpositio.]
1.
A being, placing or coming between; intervention; as the interposition of the Baltic sea between Germany and Sweden. The interposition of the moon between the earth and the sun occasions a solar eclipse.
2.
Intervenient agency; as the interposition of the magistrate in quieting sedition. How many evidences have we of divine interposition in favor of good men!
3.
Mediation; agency between parties. By the interposition of a common friend, the parties have been reconciled.
4.
Any thing interposed.

Definition 2024

interposition

interposition

English

Noun

interposition ‎(plural interpositions)

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

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Etymology

From Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio

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