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Definition of "inter-" []

  • Between; among: international. (prefix)
  • In the midst of; within: intertropical. (prefix)
  • Mutual; mutually: interrelate. (prefix)
  • Reciprocal; reciprocally: intermingle. (prefix)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inter-" in a sentence
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "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."