Definitions

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  • A prefix signifying among, between, amid.

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  • prefix among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal

Etymologies

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From Latin inter- ("between"), changed to intel- before l as in intellegere; see also inter ("between").

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Examples

  • Boully has captured the darkness of Barrie's text, and in elevating its inter- and sub-textualities to the level of discourse she illuminates and reinvigorates her source material without sacrificing any of its creepiness, wonder, or violence.

    Seth Abramson: December 2011 Contemporary Poetry Reviews Seth Abramson 2011

  • Boully has captured the darkness of Barrie's text, and in elevating its inter- and sub-textualities to the level of discourse she illuminates and reinvigorates her source material without sacrificing any of its creepiness, wonder, or violence.

    Seth Abramson: December 2011 Contemporary Poetry Reviews Seth Abramson 2011

  • The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon has an MFA in Visual Studies program in which "students respond to the art world's constant evolution with rigorous creative and critical investigation" -- that presumably means inter- or multi-disciplinary work in the fine arts.

    Daniel Grant: New M.F.A. Programs Focus on Art in the Public Realm Daniel Grant 2011

  • All of the ostensible scoundrels are scoundrels to the core, and their scheming, both inter- and intra-clan, is Byzantine to the point of being barely fathomable.

    'Shame': Tracking The Travails of Lost Souls Joe Morgenstern 2011

  • He said the School Games project, a series of inter- and intra-school competitions that climax in events on the Olympic Park, had reached just over half of all schools.

    Jeremy Hunt defends government attempts to honour Olympic legacy 2012

  • The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon has an MFA in Visual Studies program in which "students respond to the art world's constant evolution with rigorous creative and critical investigation" -- that presumably means inter- or multi-disciplinary work in the fine arts.

    Daniel Grant: New M.F.A. Programs Focus on Art in the Public Realm Daniel Grant 2011

  • The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon has an MFA in Visual Studies program in which "students respond to the art world's constant evolution with rigorous creative and critical investigation" -- that presumably means inter- or multi-disciplinary work in the fine arts.

    Daniel Grant: New M.F.A. Programs Focus on Art in the Public Realm Daniel Grant 2011

  • Concern lingers among those at the sharp end but a new funding formula – based around plans for a network of inter- and intra-school competition that will culminate in regional and national finals – has given them confidence.

    Jeremy Hunt 'blown away' by sport's ability to inspire young people | Owen Gibson 2011

  • Apart from remedial education, LeMay had to juggle several administrative balls at once: Allied, inter- and intraservice politics; supply and logistics; intelligence and targeting; maintenance; and personnel concerns.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • Apart from remedial education, LeMay had to juggle several administrative balls at once: Allied, inter- and intraservice politics; supply and logistics; intelligence and targeting; maintenance; and personnel concerns.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

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