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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insertion \In*ser"tion\, n. [L. insertio: cf F. insertion. See {Insert}.] 1. The act of inserting; as the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings. 2. The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as the insertion of stamens in a calyx. 3. That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric. 4. (Anat.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved -- in contradistinction to its origin. {Epigynous insertion} (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon the ovary. {Hypogynous insertion} (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insertion n : the act of putting one thing into another [syn: {introduction}, {intromission}]
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