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   intermission

   /ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a pause or break: "he was granted an intermission in his studies"
   • ▪ an interval between parts of a play, film, or concert.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere (see intermit).

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   What does intermission mean?

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   What is an intermission period?

   • noun 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.

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   What does intermission mean in theater?

   • Originally, it meant any temporary pause, but by the 1850s it was often used in reference to breaks between acts in theatrical performances. In the UK, this is known as an "interval," but in North America, theater and concert attendees wait until the intermission to use the restroom. "Intermission."

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   What does it mean to study for hours without intermission?

   • 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.

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   intermission: [noun] the act of intermitting : the state of being intermitted.

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   a period of time during which something stops before continuing again. This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundred years.

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