Definitions for: Intermission


[n] the act of suspending activity temporarily
[n] a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something



Webster (1913) Definition: In`ter*mis"sion, n. [L. intermissio: cf. F.
intermission. See Intermit.]
1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being
neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. --B. Jonson.

2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an
interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without
intermission; an intermission of ten minutes.

Rest or intermission none I find. --Milton.

3. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever;
the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease.
Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from
remission, or abatement of fever.

4. Intervention; interposition. [Obs.] --Heylin.

Syn: Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest;
suspension. See Cessation.

Synonyms: break, interruption, pause, suspension

See Also: blackout, caesura, delay, halftime, hold, interval, lapse, letup, lull, pause, postponement, relief, respite, rest, rest period, time interval, time lag, time-out, wait

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