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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•mis•sion /ˌɪntɚˈmɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - an interval, as between acts of a play, parts of a performance, or periods of play in a sport: [countable]After a short intermission the play continued.[uncountable]During intermission they serve drinks and snacks.
See -mis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•mis•sion (in′tər mish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
- a period during which action temporarily ceases;
an interval between periods of action or activity:They studied for hours without an intermission. - the act or fact of intermitting;
state of being intermitted:to work without intermission.
- Latin intermissiōn- (stem of intermissiō) interruption, equivalent. to intermiss(us) (past participle of intermittere to intermit) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intermission /ˌɪntəˈmɪʃən/ n - an interval, as between parts of a film
- a period between events or activities; pause
- the act of intermitting or the state of being intermitted
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin intermissiō, from intermittere to leave off, intermitˌinterˈmissive adj |