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Interspersion

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in·ter·sperse  (ntr-spûrs)
tr.v. in·ter·spersed, in·ter·spers·ing, in·ter·spers·es
1. To distribute among other things at intervals: interspersed red and blue tiles on the walls; intersperse praise with constructive criticism.
2. To supply or diversify with things distributed at intervals: interspersed lamp fixtures on the large ceiling; a newspaper section that was interspersed with advertisements.
[From Latin interspergere, interspers- : inter-, inter- + spargere, to scatter.]
inter·spersed·ly (-spûrsd-l) adv.
inter·spersion (-spûrzhn, -shn) n.
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Noun1.interspersion - the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"
interspersal
compounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole
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459) The interspersion of Robert Jordan's and the gypsy's actions creates the scene's nervousness and confusion, catalyzed not by Rafael the person but by the confusing and odd circumstances that lead to Robert Jordan's fall and to the broken leg that fatally disables him.
The conflict of "being gypsy" in For Whom the Bell Tolls by Murad, David / The Hemingway Review
Murdo Fraser, Conservative MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife, said: "There is a particular problem with the A9 and that is the interspersions of dual carriageway and single carriageway.
STOP THE CARNAGE; Pleas for action as 9 die on roads by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Future research should consider a gradual reduction in the rate of reinforcement during the phases previous to the probes and the interspersion of reinforcement of responses that correspond to previously taught intraverbals.
Stimulus relations analysis and the emergence of novel intraverbals by Perez-Gonzalez, Luis Antonio; Herszlikowicz, Katia; Williams, Gladys / The Psychological Record
 
 
 
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