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Meanings of interposition in English

Portuguese
interpolação
Catalan
intervenció
Spanish
intervención

The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts.

interpolação
Catalan
interposició

The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others.

interposició
Usage of interposition in English
1
The slight check afforded by the interposition of the Americans was over.
For Love of Country: A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the ...
2
We call it accident; it would be better to say an interposition.
The Man Between: An International Romance
3
Here was, at least, one interposition in his favour; others would occur.
Henrietta Temple: A Love Story
4
The interposition of a fresh agency was undreamt of by the lady.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
5
Through the interposition of the Resident they were restored fifteen days ago.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
6
This unexpected interposition appeared to be the outlet the older grumbler wanted.
Santa Claus's Partner
7
Through the interposition of the Y.W.C.A., I was furnished with free transportation.
Fifteen Years with the Outcast
8
Pray acquaint me by a line of the result of your interposition.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
9
A hand resembling the palpable interposition of Fate had swept them asunder.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 3
10
The interposition that screened me from so many bullets was indeed miraculous.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
11
This divine interposition is wholly based on a divine and infinite love.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04: Imperial Antiquity
12
His interposition of a long paragraph of blank verses is unwarrantably licentious.
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
13
Reduction can be hindered by swelling, soft tissue interposition or associated fractures.
Pubmed
14
Men live and die from natural causes, and not by God's interposition.
Miss Mackenzie
15
Happily, by the interposition of his brother, all differences were peaceably compromised.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies o...
16
No interposition will then be strong or quick enough to save you.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
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Interposition through the time
Interposition across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common