interleague

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adjective

Between leagues; often specifically between the two major leagues of American baseball.

OriginEnglish league ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterleague (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesBetween leagues; often specifically between the two major leagues of American baseball.

    And he must not try to sell this as an innovation, like interleague play, or a labor coup, like expanding drug testing.

    2007 March 2, Richard Sandomir, “How Will Selig Sell the Extra Innings Deal to Fans?”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishleague
  8. Englishinterleague

From inter- + league.

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Cite this entry
APA

interleague. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interleague

MLA

“interleague.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interleague. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interleague,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interleague.

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