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interjection (n.)
early 15c., interjeccioun, "an interjected or exclamatory word," from Old French interjeccion (13c.) and directly from Latin interiectionem (nominative interiectio) "a throwing or placing between," also in grammar and rhetoric, noun of action from past-participle stem of intericere "to throw between, set between," from inter "between" (see inter-) + -icere, combining form of iacere "to throw" (from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel"). Related: Interjectional.
updated on December 07, 2020
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Definitions of interjection from WordNet
Dictionary entries near interjection
interim
interior
interiority
interjacent
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interjection
interlace
interlanguage
interlard
interleaf
interleague