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interjectĭo , ōnis, f. interjacio,
I.a throwing or placing between, insertion.
I. In gen.: “verborum,” Auct. Her. 1, 6, 9.—
II. In partic.
A. In gram., an interjection, Quint. 1, 4, 19.—
B. In rhet., a parenthesis, an interruption of the principal idea by the insertion of another: “interjectio qua et oratores et historici frequentes utuntur, ut medio sermone aliquem inserant sensum,” Quint. 8, 2, 15.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 4.19
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 8, 2.15
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