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CIDE DICTIONARY

inter-, [L. inter, prep., among, between, a compar. form of in in; akin to intra, intro, within, Skr. antar between, in, and E. in. See In, and cf. Entrails, Interior, Enter-, Exterior.].

A prefix signifying among, between, amid; as, interact, interarticular, intermit. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

inter-, comb. form 1 between, among (intercontinental).
2 mutually, reciprocally (interbreed).

Etymology

OF entre- or L inter between, among