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1 a break in continuity there were intervals of thousands of years between the major ice ages Synonyms of interval discontinuity, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, gap, parenthesisWords Related to interval caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window; entr'acte; bumper; adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension; lull, recess, respite, rest; subintervalNear Antonyms of interval continuum, run, stretch; procession, progressionAntonyms of interval continuation, continuity
2 an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) unable to find my way out of the maze, I cheated and squeezed through a convenient interval in the hedge Synonyms of interval breach, break, discontinuity, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, gap, opening, rent, rift, separation, voidWords Related to interval chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure; notch, slit, slot, split; interspace, pore; abyss, aperture, cavity, chasm, gape, orifice; fracture, rupture, severance, sundering
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