Definition of 'interconversion'
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interconversion in American English
(ˌintərkənˈvɜːrʒən, -ʃən)
noun
conversion of each of two things into the other; reciprocal conversion
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[1860–65; inter- + conversion]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered English
at around the same time include: big brother, institutionalism, jumping jack, monism, prepinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”
“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)Examples of 'interconversion' in a sentence
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