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1.nounThe act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
2.nounThe illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games."They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference."
3.nounAn effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.
4.nounA distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects."They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen."
5.nounIn United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications; a priority contest.
6.nounThe interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.
7.nounThe situation where a person who knows two languages inappropriately transfers lexical items or structures from one to the other.