Hypertext Webster Gateway: "interposition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Interposition \In`ter*po*si"tion\ (?; 277), n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
interposition
n 1: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or
remark that interrupts [syn: {interjection}, {interpolation},
{interpellation}]
2: the act of interposing one thing between or among others
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