Definition of inter-

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inter-

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1. Between; among: international.
2. In the midst of; within: intertropical.
3. Mutual; mutually: interrelate.
4. Reciprocal; reciprocally: intermingle.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English entre-, inter-, from Old French entre-, from Latin inter-, from inter; see en in Indo-European roots

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