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interpose
English
Etymology
From Middle French interposer, influenced by poser (“to place, put”), from Latin interp?n?, from inter (“between”) + p?n? (“to place, put”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??n.t??p??z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??n.t??po?z/
- Rhymes: -??z
- Hyphenation: in?ter?pose
Verb
interpose (third-person singular simple present interposes, present participle interposing, simple past and past participle interposed)
- (transitive) To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar[1], Act II, scene i,
- What watchful cares do interpose themselves
- Betwixt your eyes and night?
- 1785, William Cowper, The Task[2], book II, Philadelphia, Pa.: Thomas Dobson, 1787, page 30:
- Lands intersected by a narrow frith
- Abhor each other. Mountains interposed
- Make enemies of nations who had else
- Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar[1], Act II, scene i,
- (transitive) To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost[3], book XII, lines 1-5:
- As one who in his journey bates at Noone,
- Though bent on speed, so her the Archangel paused
- Betwixt the world destroyed and world restored,
- If Adam aught perhaps might interpose;
- Then with transition sweet new Speech resumes.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost[3], book XII, lines 1-5:
- (transitive) To offer (one's help or services).
- (intransitive) To be inserted between parts or things; to come between.
- 1782, William Cowper, “Truth”, in Poems, London: J. Johnson:
- Suppose, unlook’d for in a scene so rude,
- Long hid by interposing hill or wood,
- Some mansion neat and elegantly dress’d,
- By some kind hospitable heart possess’d
- Offer him warmth, security and rest;
- 1782, William Cowper, “Truth”, in Poems, London: J. Johnson:
- (intransitive) To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.
Synonyms
- (To insert something (or oneself) between other things): insert
- (To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment): interrupt
Translations
Anagrams
- entropies, isentrope, tropeines
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: interposent, interposes
Verb
interpose
- first-person singular present indicative of interposer
- third-person singular present indicative of interposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of interposer
- second-person singular imperative of interposer
Italian
Verb
interpose
- third-person singular past historic of interporre
Anagrams
- inesperto
- peroniste
- riponeste
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hiatus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hi?tus (“opening”) (mid-16th century), from hi? (“stand open, yawn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ha??e?t?s/
- Rhymes: -e?t?s
Noun
hiatus (countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses)
- A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- An interruption, break or pause.
- An unexpected break from work.
- Berserk's hiatus seems like it‘s never going to end.
- (geology) A gap in geological strata.
- (anatomy) An opening in an organ.
- Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.
- (linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
- Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus.
Synonyms
- (gap in series): break
- (interruption, break, pause): breather, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
Derived terms
- hiatus hernia
Translations
Anagrams
- hutias
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hi?tus/, [?hi?t?us?]
- Rhymes: -i?tus
- Syllabification: hi?a?tus
Noun
hiatus
- (linguistics) A hiatus (syllable break between two vowels).
- (anatomy) A hiatus (opening in an organ).
Declension
Synonyms
- (opening in an organ): aukko, avanne
See also
- (linguistics): vokaaliyhtymä
Anagrams
- haisut, haitsu, hitaus
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hi?tus (“opening”), from hi? (“stand open”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ja.tys/
- (proscribed) (aspirated h)
Noun
hiatus m (plural hiatus)
- hiatus, gap
- Synonym: lacune
- (phonetics) hiatus
Further reading
- “hiatus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Alternative forms
- hy?tus (medieval)
Etymology
From hi? +? -tus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hi?a?.tus/, [hi?ä?t??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i?a.tus/, [i???t?us]
Noun
hi?tus m (genitive hi?t?s); fourth declension
- A hiatus, opening, gap, aperture, cleft
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Synonyms
- hiantia
References
- hiatus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hiatus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hiatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- hiatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Noun
hiatus m (plural hiatus)
- Alternative form of hiato
Romanian
Noun
hiatus n (plural hiatusuri)
- Alternative form of hiat
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