interpolation
- noun
- /ˌɪntərpəˈleɪʃən/
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intervención
- He added an interpolation during the meeting that clarified his previous statements.
Examples
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That's kind of an interpolation I would say there and then constitutes Mockhaus.
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During the debate, her interpolation of a well-known quote interrupted the speaker's point.
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Your application of definition 2 is actually closer to describing interpolation.
Blog text (9) -
The argument I have is that people make interpolations from that interpolations that, you know, it's here, it's done, you know, it's just, you know, we've solved it.
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There is a related comic effect from the occasional interpolation of familiar French literary quotations and, even more so, in Act III, Scene 11, from Pascual-Lucrece's adoption of a tragic style.
Academic text (1992) -
The final example of the conversos points to another function of rhetorical interpolations in the structure of the Crnica: they allow Pulgar to bring in, by implication, views he would prefer not to state directly, at least in this context.
Academic text (2004) -
That sort of thing happened all the time, and indeed, you've argued for exactly that sort of later interpolation with Philo's philosophy being inserted into G. John. Joseph Smith authored his books right there on the spot; would you consider his claims to have translated the text on the golden plates to mean that he must have at least been working with centuries-old manuscripts?
Blog text (20) -
To be sure, one comes across deliberate omissions, interpolations, and many egregious errors, but the translators (many of whom were born and educated in Spain) usually remained sensitive to the integrity of the original.
Academic text (1994) -
And these are only two of many readings that have been put forth, all of which are intriguing but none of which is wholly satisfying; in fact, while the passage compels audience speculation, it also refuses to confirm or deny any of the interpolations the audience produces, thereby ensuring that the only certain effect of the passage is its uncertainty.
Academic text (2016) -
The author's interpolation of personal anecdotes made the book more engaging for readers.
Synonyms
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6.1
A quick remark that interrupts speech
Stepping in with a remark or action to interrupt a discussion
A sudden question or remark that interrupts a speaker
An act of adding something between other parts, often a day in a calendar
Antonyms
How Disruptive
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4.1
85
6.6
4
4.2
1
5.3
- Literature
7
5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
interpolation = interpolate (transparent) = inter + polate + ion
The noun directly nominalizes the verb 'interpolate' meaning 'to insert', so the act of inserting an interruption is straightforwardly derived.
Etymology
Interpolation comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and a root for 'adding or changing', so it literally means putting something in the middle. That's why an interpolation can be a sudden remark inserted into speech or writing that interrupts the normal flow.