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Intersperse
Pronunciation : In`ter*sperse"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse.]
Definition : 1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope.
2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book with pictures. Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. Cook.
t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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