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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1805}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ ''(UK)''; /ˌɪn.tɚˈækt/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[inter-]] and the verb [[act]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To act on each other, act reciprocally: 1805 in Etymonline, 1839 in the OED and Merriam-Webster.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Interacting'' is from 1851–55.^(OED 1989) To behave in a way that influences and responds to another person is the common modern sense.^(SOED 2002) An earlier noun interact (1750), the interval between two acts of a play or a piece performed in it, was modelled on French [[entr'acte]].^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1750 – an interval in a play (noun).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1805 – to act on each other.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1851–55 – interacting.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To act on or influence each other.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To communicate or work together with someone.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[interactant]]

+ * [[interaction]]

+ * [[interactive]]

+ * [[act]]

+ * [[entr'acte]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}