[syn: interposition, intervention]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Interposition \In`ter*po*si"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. interpositio
a putting between, insertion, fr. interponere, interpositum:
cf. F. interposition. See Interpone, Position.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed;
a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
[1913 Webster]
2. The thing interposed.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
interposition
n 1: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or
remark that interrupts [syn: interjection,
interposition, interpolation, interpellation]
2: the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among
others [syn: interposition, intervention]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "interposition":
encroachment, entrance, entrenchment, impingement, imposition,
incursion, infiltration, influx, infringement, injection, inroad,
insinuation, interagency, intercession, interference, interjection,
interloping, intermediation, interposure, interruption,
intervention, intrusion, invasion, involvement, irruption,
mediation, obtrusion, stepping in, trespass, trespassing,
unlawful entry