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interchange

Syllabification: (in·ter·change)
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Definition of interchange

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌintərˈCHānj/

[with object]
  • (of two or more people) exchange (things) with each other:superior and subordinates freely interchange ideas and information
  • put each of (two things) in the other’s place:the terms are often interchanged
  • [no object] (of a thing) be able to be exchanged with another:diesel units will interchange with the gasoline ones

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈintərˌCHānj/

  • 1the action of interchanging things, especially information:the interchange of ideas a free-market interchange of goods and services
  • an exchange of words:listening in shock to this venomous interchange
  • 2alternation:the interchange of woods and meadows
  • 3a road junction designed on several levels so that traffic streams do not intersect.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French entrechangier, from entre- 'between' + changier 'to change'

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