interposition

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɪntɚpəˈzɪʃən/ UK /ˌɪntəpəˈzɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of placing between, or of intervening

The treaty's collapse was blamed on the interposition of a third power.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of placing between,... intervention interjection insertion intercession mediation

Word family

Related forms interpose position disposition

Etymology

From Latin interpositio ('a putting between'), from interponere ('to put between'), from inter- ('between') + ponere ('to place').

interpositio Latin ponere Latin

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# interposition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪntɚpəˈzɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntəpəˈzɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of placing between, or of intervening

## Examples
- The treaty's collapse was blamed on the interposition of a third power.

## Synonyms
- intervention
- interjection
- insertion
- intercession
- mediation

## Related Forms
- interpose
- position
- disposition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: interpositio
- Root: ponere - to put

## Etymology
From Latin interpositio ('a putting between'), from interponere ('to put between'), from inter- ('between') + ponere ('to place').

## AI Etymology
interposition comes from Latin interpositio ('a putting between'), from interponere ('to put between'), from inter- ('between') + ponere ('to place'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "the act of placing between, or of intervening", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as interpose, position, and disposition. Its semantic neighborhood includes intervention, interjection, insertion, and intercession, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin interpositio and Latin ponere.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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