interposit

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noun

An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another.

OriginLatin interpositus →
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Meanings

nouninterposit (plural interposits)

plural interposits

  1. An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another.

    Perinthus becoming the principal key of communication for Athens with the Euxine , the interposit of the Athenian trade

    1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece

Origin

  1. Latininterpositus
  2. Englishinterposit

From Latin interpositus, past participle of interponere. See interposition.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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