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interpŏsĭtĭo, ōnis, f. [interpono], a putting between, insertion.

  1. I. In gen.: tetrastyli, propter columnarum interpositiones, spatiosiores constituantur, Vitr. 5, 3, 8.
  2. II. Esp.
    1. A. An inserting or introduction of persons in discourse: personarum, Cic. Inv. 1, 6, 8; of words: una interpositio difficilior est, id. Fam. 16, 22, 1.
    2. B. A rhet. figure, parenthesis, Quint. 9, 3, 23.