intermission
(noun) the act of suspending activity temporarily
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intermission (plural intermissions)
A break between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
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Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*mis"sion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
