Intermission (noun)
in-ter-mish-un
A period during which action temporarily ceases; an interval between periods of action or activity.
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin intermissiōn- (stem of intermissiō ) interruption, equivalent to intermiss ( us ) (past participle of intermittere to intermit ) + -iōn- -ion
Example sentences
“I’d like to apologise for the short intermission!”
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