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In`ter*ja"cent (?), a. [L. interjacens, -entis, p. pr. of interjacere to lie between; inter between + jac&?;re to lie.] Lying or being between or among; intervening; as, interjacent isles. Sir W. Raleigh.

In`ter*jac"u*late (?), v. t. To ejaculate parenthetically. [R.] Thackeray.

In`ter*jan"gle (?), v. i. To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter noisily. [R.] Daniel.

In`ter*ject" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interjected; p. pr. & vb. n. Interjecting.] [L. interjectus, p. p. of interjicere to interject; inter between + jac&?;re to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] To throw in between; to insert; to interpose. Sir H. Wotton.

In`ter*ject", v. i. To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose. Sir G. Buck.

In`ter*jec"tion (?), n. [L. interjectio: cf. F. interjection. See Interject.]

1. The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.

The interjection of laughing.

Bacon.

2. (Gram.) A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation.

An interjection implies a meaning which it would require a whole grammatical sentence to expound, and it may be regarded as the rudiment of such a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to rank it among the parts of speech.

Earle.

How now! interjections? Why, then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha, he!

Shak.

In`ter*jec"tion*al (?), a. 1. Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical; ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark.

2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an interjection; consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations.

Certain of the natural accompaniments of interjectional speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization.

Earle.

In`ter*jec"tion*al*ize (?), v. t. To convert into, or to use as, an interjection. Earle.

In`ter*jec"tion*al*ly, adv. In an interjectional manner. G. Eliot.

In`ter*jec"tion*a*ry (?), a. Interjectional.

In`ter*join" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interjoined; p. pr. & vb. n. Interjoining.] [Pref. inter + join.] To join mutually; to unite. [R.] Shak.

In"ter*joist` (?), n. (Carp.) 1. The space or interval between two joists. Gwilt.

2. A middle joist or crossbeam. De Colange.

In`ter*junc"tion (?), n. [L. interjunctus, p. p. of interjungere to join together. See Inter-, and Join, and cf. Interjoin.] A mutual joining. [R.]

In`ter*knit" (?), v. t. To knit together; to unite closely; to intertwine.

In`ter*know" (?), v. t. To know mutually. [Obs.]

In`ter*knowl"edge (?), n. Mutual knowledge or acquaintance. [Obs.] Bacon.