intermission

in·ter·mis·sion

noun \ˌin-tər-ˈmi-shən\

Definition of INTERMISSION

1

: the act of intermitting : the state of being intermitted

2

: an interval between the parts of an entertainment (as the acts of a play)

— in·ter·mis·sion·less adjective

Examples of INTERMISSION

1. We'll return after a brief intermission.
2. <an awkward intermission between speeches>

Origin of INTERMISSION

Middle English intermyssyown, from Latin intermission-, intermissio, from intermittere

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INTERMISSION

Synonyms

discontinuity, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, gap, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesis

Antonyms

continuation, continuity

Related Words

caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window; entr'acte; bumper; adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension; lull, recess, respite, rest; subinterval

Near Antonyms

continuum, run, stretch; procession, progression

Rhymes with INTERMISSION

acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precognition, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition

in·ter·mis·sion

noun \ˌint-ər-ˈmish-ən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of INTERMISSION

: the space of time between two paroxysms of a disease—compare arrest, cure 1, remission