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INTERSPERSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does interspersion mean? 

INTERSPERSION (noun)
  The noun INTERSPERSION has 1 sense:

1. the act of combining one thing at intervals among other thingsplay

  Familiarity information: INTERSPERSION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INTERSPERSION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of combining one thing at intervals among other things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

interspersal; interspersion

Context example:

the interspersion of illustrations in the text

Hypernyms ("interspersion" is a kind of...):

combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Derivation:

intersperse (introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions)

intersperse (place at intervals in or among)


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