1a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning the old shibboleths come rolling off their lips â Joseph Epsteinb : a widely held belief today this book publishing shibboleth is a myth â L. A. Woodc : truism, platitude some truth in the shibboleth that crime does not pay â ...
The noun interment and the verbinter (from which it is derived) are formal words that refer to the depositing of a dead body in the earthor in a tomb. The noun internment is derived from the verb intern, which refers to the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, etc.
Inter- definition, a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant âbetween,â âamong,â âin the midst of,â âmutually,â âreciprocally,â âtogether,â âduringâ (intercept; interest); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental). See more.