interspersed

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interspersed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Intersperse \In`ter*sperse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing.] [L.
     interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to
     scatter. See Sparse.]
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     1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to
        insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a
        book.
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              There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades,
              Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at
        intervals; to place something at intervals in or among;
        as, to intersperse a book with pictures.
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              Which space is interspersed with small islands and
              rock.                                 --Cook.
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