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noun

Insertion n.

The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.

The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx.

That which is set in or inserted, such as a word or passage in a composition, or a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric; as, there were numerous insertions and corrections to the first draft.

(Anat.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; in contradistinction to its origin.

Epigynous insertion (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon the ovary.

Hypogynous insertion (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary.

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... how to rule his turbulent bearers of spear and kris and wearers of sarong and baju, in accordance with modern civilisation, and without putting a period to their lives for every offence by means of the sudden insertion of an ugly-looking, wavy weapon before throwing them to the ugliest reptiles that ...

— Trapped by Malays - A Tale of Bayonet and Kris • George Manville Fenn

... the "Sketches of the History of Dartmouth College and Moor's Charity School," prepared and published under President Wheelock's sanction, are deemed worthy of insertion in this connection. ...

— The History of Dartmouth College • Baxter Perry Smith

... authorities. But [Symbol: Aleph]LB also transposed the clauses, and substituted [Greek: episynachthesontai] for [Greek: synachthesontai]. The self-same casualty, viz. [Greek: kai] elicited out of the insertion of [Greek: ekei] and the transposition of the clauses, is discoverable among the Cursives at St. Matt. xxiv. 28,—the parallel place: where by the way the old uncials distinguish themselves by yet graver eccentricities[82]. How can we as judicious critics ever ...

— The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels • John Burgon

... not think, Hermogenes, that there is any great difficulty about them—edone is e (eta) onesis, the action which tends to advantage; and the original form may be supposed to have been eone, but this has been altered by the insertion of the delta. Lupe appears to be derived from the relaxation (luein) which the body feels when in sorrow; ania (trouble) is the hindrance of motion (alpha and ienai); algedon (distress), if I am not mistaken, ...

— Cratylus • Plato

... agreed with me that it ought to be strengthened as I had indicated if it was meant really to affect P.'s mind. Mr G. rose, went to the writing-table and with me standing by wrote, on a sheet of Arnold M.'s grey paper, the important insertion. I marked then and there under his eyes the point at which the insertion was to be made and put the whole into my pocket. Nobody else besides H. was consulted ...

— Ireland Since Parnell • Daniel Desmond Sheehan

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