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inter- (in′tər)

  1. between or among: the second element of the compound is singular in form interstate
  2. with or on each other (or one another), together, mutual, reciprocal, mutually, reciprocally interact

Etymology: L < inter, between, among < IE *enter, *ṇter (compar. of base *en, in) > OFr entre-, Sans antár, within, OE under, Ger unter, among, Gr enteron, intestine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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