INTER-


Meaning of INTER- in English

prefix

Etymology: Middle English inter-, entre-, enter-; Middle English inter-, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, from inter; Middle English entre-, from Old French, from Latin inter-; Middle English enter-, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French entre-, from Old French, from Latin inter-; akin to Old High German untar between, among, Old Norse ithrar, plural, intestines, Old Irish etar, eter between, among, Greek enteron intestine, Sanskrit antar between, within, in, and Old English in — more at in

1. : between, among, in the midst

inter mediate

inter polar

inter space

2. : mutual, reciprocal

inter marry

inter mesh

inter relation

inter twine

3. : between or among the parts of

inter costal

inter dental

4. : carried on between

inter collegiate

inter communication

inter national

5. : occurring between : intervening

inter glacial

inter tidal

6. : shared by or derived from two or more

inter departmental

inter faith

7. : between the limits of : within

inter tropical

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