interpolation

mastery
UK /ɪnˌtɜː.pəˈleɪʃən/ US /ɪnˌtɝ.pəˈleɪʃən/noun

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Which meaning of 'interpolation' best matches the usage in the sentence?

Bentley wrote a letter upon the scriptural glosses in our present copies of Hesychius, which he considered interpolations from a later hand.