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interlying

interlying is the present participle and gerund of interlie.

Meaning of interlie

Verb

interlie (third-person singular simple present interlies, present participle interlying, simple past interlay, past participle interlain)

  1. (transitive) To lie between.
    • At Dhunpoore a bed of highly siliceous limestone interlies the calcareo-siliceous slate formation nearly horizontally.1856, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, page 137

Questions about interlying

What is interlying the present participle and gerund of?
Interlying is the present participle and gerund of interlie.

Words near interlying in the dictionary

  1. interlunary
  2. interlunation
  3. interlunations
  4. interlune
  5. interlunium
  6. interlying
  7. intermachine
  8. intermacrofibrillar
  9. intermagazine
  10. intermale
  11. intermalleolar

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