intermission
noun/ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn/
/ˌɪntərˈmɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- (especially North American English) a short period of time between the parts of a play, film, etc.
- Coffee was served during the intermission.
- (North American English) After intermission, the second band played.
- a period of time during which something stops before continuing again
- This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundred years.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’.
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