Dictionaryin•terPronunciation: (in-tûr'), [key] —v.t., -terred, -ter•ring. 1. to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury. 2. Obs.to put into the earth. inter-a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,” “in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental). inter.1. intermediate. 2. interrogation. 3. interrogative. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
|