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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ser•tion (in sûr′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of inserting:the insertion of a coin in a vending machine.
- something inserted:an insertion in the middle of a paragraph.
- Zoology[Bot., Zool.]
- Botanythe manner or place of attachment, as of an organ.
- Botanyattachment of a part or organ, with special reference to the site or manner of such attachment.
- Clothinglace, embroidery, or the like, to be sewn at each edge between parts of other material.
- Aerospaceinjection (def. 6).
- Late Latin insertiōn- (stem of insertiō). See insert, -ion
- 1570–80
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