interlie

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verb

To lie between.

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Meanings

verbinterlie (third-person singular simple present interlies, present participle interlying, simple past interlay, past participle interlain)

present singular third person interlies · participle present interlying · past interlay · participle past interlain

  1. transitiveTo lie between.

    At Dhunpoore a bed of highly siliceous limestone interlies the calcareo-siliceous slate formation nearly horizontally.

    1856, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, page 137

Origin

From inter- + lie.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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