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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of intericere, from jacere 'to throw'

interject

 verb
     
in‧ter‧ject [intransitive and transitive] formal
to interrupt what someone else is saying with a sudden remark:
'That's absolute rubbish!' he interjected.
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