INTERJACENT

Etymology

Adjective

interjacent (not comparable)

Situated between; lying among.

Coordinate terms

• intervening

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. interjacens, -entis, p. pr. of interjacere to lie between; inter between + jac to lie.]

Definition: Lying or being between or among; intervening; as, interjacent isles. Sir W. Raleigh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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