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• in|ter|ject — «IHN tuhr JEHKT», transitive verb. to throw in between other things; insert; interpose: »Every now and then the speaker interjected a joke or story to keep us interested. –v.i. Obsolete. to come between. ╂[< Latin interjectus, past participle… …   Useful english dictionary

• ject — ab·ject·ive; ab·ject·ly; ad·ject; de·ject·ed·ly; de·ject·ed·ness; dis·ject; in·ject; in·ter·ject; in·tro·ject; ob·ject·able; ob·ject·ant; ob·ject·ize; ob·ject·less; pro·ject·able; re·ject·able; re·ject·age; re·ject·ee; re·ject·er; ret·ro·ject;… …   English syllables

• coun|ter|sub|ject — «KOWN tuhr SUHB jihkt», noun. a melody composed in counterpoint to the subject and, in fugue, beginning usually with the entry of the second voice with the answer …   Useful english dictionary

• interject — in·ter·ject …   English syllables

• in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

• interject — in•ter•ject [[t]ˌɪn tərˈdʒɛkt[/t]] v. t. to insert, often abruptly, between other things; interpolate: to interject a remark[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80; < L interjectus, ptp. of intericere to throw between, insert =inter inter + icere, comb.… …   From formal English to slang

• Interject — In ter*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interjected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interjecting}.] [L. interjectus, p. p. of interjicere to interject; inter between + jac[e^]re to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Interject — In ter*ject , v. i. To throw one s self between or among; to come between; to interpose. Sir G. Buck. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Interjected — Interject In ter*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interjected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interjecting}.] [L. interjectus, p. p. of interjicere to interject; inter between + jac[e^]re to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] To throw in between; to insert; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Interjecting — Interject In ter*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interjected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interjecting}.] [L. interjectus, p. p. of interjicere to interject; inter between + jac[e^]re to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] To throw in between; to insert; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English