inter-, intra-

inter-, intra-
These prefixes, appearing in hundreds of words commonly used, are often confused. Inter- is a prefix occurring in loan words from Latin where it was used to mean "between," "among," "mutually," and "together." English words include interact, intergroup, intercept, intercollegiate, interfere, international, intermarriage, interview, intersection, and interrupt. Intra- is a borrowing, also from Latin, meaning "within" and appearing in such words as intramural, intramuscular, intrastate, and intravenous. When a college fields athletic teams to play against other colleges, it engages in intercollegiate athletics. When athletes in a college play against each other (that is, within their walls) they engage in intramural athletics."Intrastate commerce" refers to commerce within a state; "interstate commerce" means "commerce between and among states."

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  • inter — INTER1 Element de compunere însemnând între , care serveşte la formarea unor substantive şi a unor adjective. – Din lat. inter, fr. inter . Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  ÍNTER2, interi, s.m. Jucător din înaintarea unei echipe de… …   Dicționar Român

  • intra- — See inter . See inter , intra …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • inter- — See inter , intra …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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  • Intra-industry trade — refers to the exchange of products belonging to the same industry. The term is usually applied to international trade, where the same kinds of goods and services are both imported and exported. ExamplesExamples of this kind of trade include… …   Wikipedia

  • inter... — inter..., Inter...: Die Vorsilbe mit der Bedeutung »zwischen, unter« (örtlich und zeitlich) stammt aus gleichbed. lat. inter. Dies gehört (mit ursprünglichem Komparativsuffix) zur Sippe von lat. in »in, hinein usw.« (vgl. 1↑ in..., ↑ In...). In… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Inter... — inter..., Inter...: Die Vorsilbe mit der Bedeutung »zwischen, unter« (örtlich und zeitlich) stammt aus gleichbed. lat. inter. Dies gehört (mit ursprünglichem Komparativsuffix) zur Sippe von lat. in »in, hinein usw.« (vgl. 1↑ in..., ↑ In...). In… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Intra-frame — coding is used in video coding (compression). It is part of Group of pictures with inter frames.The term intra frame coding refers to the fact that the various lossless and lossy compression techniques are performed relative to information that… …   Wikipedia

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