intermissionin‧ter‧mis‧sion /ˌɪntəˈmɪʃən $ -tər-/ noun [countable] especially American English 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINintermission
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Latin intermissio, from intermittere; ➔ INTERMITTENTEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- There will now be a short intermission.
- After the first two films there was an intermission.
- During the Apollo 14 flight, another problem arose after the intermittent abort signal mentioned in intermission 3 had been solved.
- Gallery hours are 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. Monday through Friday, and before theatre performances and during intermissions.
- The audience was impressive in size and it was rewarded after intermission.
- The manager stood there till the lights went on for the intermission and the ice cream lady.
- We talked for a time during the intermission and met afterward for coffee.
- You regularly turned the heating up before the intermission, when the icecream girl appeared.
Longman Language Activatora short period of time when schoolwork, a meeting, a game etc stops► break
a short period of time between the parts of a play, concert etc SYN interlude, interval British English a short time between school classes when children can play, eat something etc: · The children have a fifteen-minute break at 11 o'clock.· Could you come and see me during afternoon break?
► intermission also interval British a planned pause during a play, concert, or film: · There will now be a short intermission.· Drinks will be on sale during the interval.
► interlude a planned pause during a play or concert, when music is often played: a musical/comic etc interlude: · Halfway through the performance there was a short musical interlude.· The dance provided a delightful comic interlude.
► adjournment especially British /recess especially American a pause when a court, formal meeting, talks etc stop for a short time, so that more information can be collected or so that people can discuss something: · Mr Robertson applied for an adjournment, to see if witnesses could be traced.· The heated debate continued after a ninety-minute adjournment.· Peace talks resumed on June 15th, after a month-long recess.call a recess: · At four o'clock, the judge called a recess, and the jury was led out of the courtroom.be in recess: · The court will be in recess for twenty minutes.
► recess when Parliament or Congress stops meeting for a period of time, in order to have a holiday : the summer/Easter/Christmas recess: · The Bill was brought before the House of Commons and passed before the summer recess.· Congress's two-week Easter recessbe in recess: · The House is in recess until January 22nd, when it will vote on the Bill.
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