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Intermission

Intermission Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Intermission? [n] the act of suspending activity temporarily [n] a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something Synonyms \| Synonyms for Intermission: break \| interruption \| pause \| suspension Related Terms \| Find terms related to Intermission: abeyance \| act \| afterpiece \| bit \| breach \| break \| breath \| breather \| breathing place \| breathing space \| breathing spell \| breathing time \| caesura \| catharsis \| cease-fire \| cessation \| chaser \| cigarette break \| cleansing \| cocktail hour \| coffee break \| cold storage \| curtain \| curtain call \| curtain raiser \| day off \| deliverance \| discharge \| divertimento \| divertissement \| doldrums \| dormancy \| downtime \| drop \| emotional release \| enforced respite \| epilogue \| exode \| exodus \| expository scene \| finale \| fissure \| freeing \| gap \| half time \| half-time intermission \| halt \| happy hour \| hesitation \| hiatus \| hoke act \| holiday \| interim \| interlude \| intermezzo \| intermittence \| interregnum \| interruption \| interval \| introduction \| lacuna \| lapse \| latency \| layoff \| letup \| lull \| number \| off-time \| parenthesis \| pause \| plateau \| point of repose \| prologue \| purgation \| purge \| purging \| quiescence \| quiescency \| quiet spell \| recess \| release \| relief \| remission \| removal \| reprieve \| respite \| rest \| resting point \| routine \| scene \| shtick \| sketch \| skit \| song and dance \| spell \| stand-down \| stand-up comedy act \| stay \| striptease \| surcease \| suspension \| tea break \| time off \| time out \| truce \| turn \| vacation 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 Intermission In Webster's Dictionary \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}.

Intermission Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intermission?

[n] the act of suspending activity temporarily
[n] a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intermission: break | interruption | pause | suspension

Intermission In Webster's Dictionary

\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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