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interleave.

To insert (pages, which are normally blank) between the pages of a book.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To insert (pages, which are normally blank) between the pages of a book.

    transitive
  2. To intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing or between items in a group.

    transitive
  3. To allocate (things such as successive segments of memory) to different tasks.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English leave English interleave From inter- + leave.

noun
  1. An interleaved or interspersed arrangement.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English leave English interleave From inter- + leave.

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