Meaning of INTERMISSION
| Pronunciation: | | `intur'mishun
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- [n] the act of suspending activity temporarily
- [n] a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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| | Synonyms: | | break, interruption, pause, suspension |
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| | See Also: | | blackout, caesura, delay, halftime, hold, interval, lapse, letup, lull, pause, postponement, relief, respite, rest, rest period, time interval, time lag, time-out, wait | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`ter*mis"sion\, n. [L. intermissio: cf. F.
intermission. See {Intermit}.]
1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being
neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. --B. Jonson.
2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an
interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without
intermission; an intermission of ten minutes.
Rest or intermission none I find. --Milton.
3. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever;
the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease.
Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from
remission, or abatement of fever.
4. Intervention; interposition. [Obs.] --Heylin.
Syn: Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest;
suspension. See {Cessation}.
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