† interspirationn.
Obsolete.
A taking breath between; a breathing space, a momentary pause or rest.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > a temporary cessation of activity or operation
pause1440
trip1584
interpause1595
wem1599
stand1602
vacation1617
interspiration1623
intercisiona1631
interregnum1659
lapse1838
shutdown1857
break1878
slip1898
seventh-inning stretch1915
standoff1918
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Interspiration, a breathing betweene.
1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse 29 These interspirations minister new matter to their distemper'd humour to worke on.
1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus To Rdr. sig. A ivv That there may be a due time of Interspiration betwixt the ending of the serious and the entring into the merry passages.
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