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noun

interpŏsĭtĭo

gen. interpŏsĭtōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a putting between; insertion
a putting between, insertion.
In gen.: tetrastyli, propter columnarum interpositiones, spatiosiores… •
In gen.: tetrastyli, propter columnarum interpositiones, spatiosiores constituantur, Vitr. 5, 3, 8.—
especially
An inserting; introduction •
An inserting or introduction of persons in discourse: personarum, Cic. Inv. 1, 6, 8; of words: una interpositio difficilior est, id. Fam. 16, 22, 1.—
parenthesis
A rhet. figure, parenthesis, Quint. 9, 3, 23.
Perseus ID: n24403 Key: interpositio