interjacent

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/ˌɪntəɹˈd͡ʒeɪsənt/

adjective

Situated between; lying among.

OriginLatin inter- →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterjacent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSituated between; lying among.

    The interjacent islands between Asia and America admit his passing from one continent to the other […]

    1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia

Origin

  1. Latininter-“between”
  2. Englishinterjacent

From Latin inter- (“between”) + jacēre (“to lie down”).

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Translations

Bulgarian преходен
  • преходен (prehoden)situated between
Finnish välinen, väli-
  • välinensituated between
  • väli-situated between
  • välissä olevasituated between
German dazwischenliegend
  • dazwischenliegendsituated between
Russian промежу́точный, находящийся ме́жду
  • промежу́точный (promežútočnyj)situated between
  • находящийся ме́жду (naxodjaščijsja)situated between
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APA

interjacent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interjacent

MLA

“interjacent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interjacent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interjacent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interjacent.

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