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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inter- \In"ter-\ [L. inter, prep., among, between, a compar. form of in in akin to intra, intro, within, Skr. antar between, in and E. in See {In}, and cf {Entrails}, {Interior}, {Enter-}, {Exterior}.] A prefix signifying among, between, amid; as interact, interarticular, intermit. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inter \In*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interred}; p. pr & vb n. {Interring}.] [OE. enteren, OF enterer, enterrer, LL interrare L. pref. in- in + terra the earth. See {Terrace}.] To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as to inter a dead body. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inter adj : (prefix) between or among or in the midst of "intercontinental flights"; "interscholastic athletics"; "interlobular connective tissue" [ant: {intra}] v : place in a grave or tomb [syn: {bury}, {entomb}, {lay to rest}]
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