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in·ter·ject
/ ˌintərˈjekt/
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v. [tr.]
say (something) abruptly, esp. as an aside or interruption:
she interjected the odd question here and there |
[intr.]
Christine felt bound to interject before there was open warfare.
DERIVATIVES:
in·ter·jec·to·ry
/ -t(ə)rē/ adj.
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Interviews: Mark Dunn discusses his new book, "Zounds: A Browsers Dictionary of Interjections"
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 3/16/2005; ; 472 words
; ...co-host: The interjections in Mark Dunn's dictionary...Well, the Scottish interjection gardyloo, which in...the way. MONTAGNE: Interjections also creep into popular...this truckload of interjections. And, of course...trying to use every interjection in the English lexicon...
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Aguecheek's Beef, Belch's Hiccup, and Other Gastronomic Interjections: Literature, Culture, and Food among the Early Moderns.(Book review)
Magazine article from: CLIO; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Aguecheek's Beef, Belch's Hiccup, and Other Gastronomic Interjections: Literature, Culture, and Food among the Early Moderns...Aguecheek's Beef, Belch's Hiccup, and Other Gastronomic Interjections displays a corpulence befitting its subject matter. Taking...
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Interjections, tears in seamen's hearing
Newspaper article from: The Press; 2/20/1999; 288 words
; ...spokesman Artur Udovenko, to represent his group. Language difficulties and the use of a translator were compounded by interjections in Russian from the public gallery. At one stage the interpreter directed a volley of Russian at some of the seamen sitting...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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DIVINE INTERJECTION
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/21/1994; 249 words
; The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 09-21-1994 DIVINE INTERJECTION Date: 09-21-1994, Wednesday Section: Passaic Morris Community Section Edition: 2 Star P Column: LETTERS Editor, The Record...
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- in response to several angry interjections.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 12/16/2009; 417 words
; December 16, 2009 (PTI) - in response to several angry interjections. "Your observations do not address the transparency of the process and the fate of the text on which we have been working till...
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Letter to Editor - McCrae sorry for interjection
Newspaper article from: The Brandon Sun; 12/7/2007; ; 344 words
; ...breaking the rules. Coun. Campbell then proceeded with her presentation. I have respect for Coun. Campbell and regret my interjection was received negatively by those in attendance at the meeting. I know Coun. Campbell well enough to believe she will forgive...
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Vrakas opposes using ex-nursing home for sex offenders; Panel balks at county executive's interjection before any recommendations have even been made
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...opposition from neighbors of the former nursing home. Some members of the task force objected to the county executive's interjection, with one member then leaving the meeting early. "It's just garbage," said Hartland Police Chief Robert Rosch, who...
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Two things that hold Ebenezer at bay; it isn't the choir singing 'Winter Wonderland' that does it for me. It isn't even children piping 'Rudolph' with funny interjections.(THE HOME FORUM)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 12/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...part harmony that does it. It isn't the enchanting schoolchildren piping "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" with funny interjections. I have to admit that a gathering of unbelievably angelic infants singing in approximate unison and merry truthfulness...
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Interjections I-IV: Thoreau in South America.
Magazine article from: Hollins Critic; 6/1/1988; ; 261 words
; Contents not available due to copyright restrictions.
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Interjections unwelcome.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Risk & Insurance; 4/15/2006; ; 422 words
; Dear Editor, I see no matter the subject, individuals still have to interject Liberalism and their own narrow-minded views, even a columnist for Risk & Insurance[R]. There was absolutely no reason to characterize a "cleavage-heavy bimbo" as an "improvement" over former FEMA Director Michael
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interjection
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
interjection English part of speech consisting of exclamatory words such as oh, alas, and ouch. They are marked by a feature of intonation that is usually shown in writing by an exclamation point (see punctuation ). Many languages have classes like interjections.
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INTERJECTION
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
INTERJECTION. A PART OF SPEECH and a term often used in dictionaries for marginal items functioning alone and...Such greetings as Hello , Hi , Goodbye and such exclamations as Cheers , Hurray , Well are also interjections.
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Stuttering
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...speakers, some occurrence of disfluency is normal. For example, people may insert short sounds or words, referred to as "interjections," when speaking; examples of such are "um," "like," or "uh." Also, speakers might repeat phrases, revise words...
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Dupri, Jermaine
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...arrangement with Columbia Records. Known for a "bouncy" production style in which sinuous rhythms are punctuated by spoken interjections, Dupri was a trendsetter in 1990s rap and R&B. By the end of the decade, Dupri was releasing guest-laden solo...
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Michael, George
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...lost youth. Throughout the song, the reverbed vocal line is cushioned by lush strings, gentle piano comping, trumpet interjections, and a slow rock beat that transports the feelings with the greatest ease. In the most upbeat track of the album, "Fastlove...
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