interjacent

English
WOTD – 21 December 2011

Etymology

From Latin inter- (“between”) + jacēre (“to lie down”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɪntəɹˈdʒeɪsənt/
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Adjective

interjacent (not comparable)

  1. Situated between; lying among.
    • Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia
      The interjacent islands between Asia and America admit his passing from one continent to the other […]

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Verb

interjacent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of interjaceō
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