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intermission

[ in-ter-mish-uhn ]

noun

  1. a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
  2. a period during which action temporarily ceases; an interval between periods of action or activity:

    They studied for hours without an intermission.

  3. the act or fact of intermitting; state of being intermitted:

    to work without intermission.



intermission

/ ˌɪԳəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. an interval, as between parts of a film
  2. a period between events or activities; pause
  3. the act of intermitting or the state of being intermitted
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٱˈ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intermission1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin Գٱō- (stem of Գٱō ) interruption, equivalent to intermiss ( us ) (past participle of intermittere to intermit ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intermission1

C16: from Latin Գٱō, from intermittere to leave off, intermit
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Had I not just cohabited with “Ulysses” for the last month, I no doubt would have spent the intermission reading chapter summaries on my phone to get a deeper understanding of the story.

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Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce also impressed in her first appearance, turning back six shots — and getting some help from the crossbar, which stopped a try from Ludmila seconds after the intermission.

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It’s as much an intervention as it is an intermission, making its audience keenly aware of the many other limits and borders that structure the film.

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The assist went to Kuzmenko, who made it 3-0 with his first goal as a King five seconds before the first intermission.

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Gabriel Pec, the Galaxy’s only healthy designated player, made it 3-0 eight minutes after the intermission, this time off an assist from Miller.

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