intermission

English

Etymology

From Latin intermissiō, from intermittō.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

intermission (plural intermissions)

  1. A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
    We ordered some drinks for the intermission.
    • 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
      The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.

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