intermission
intermission
Definition
in·ter·mis·sion (in′tər mis̸h′ən)
noun
- an intermitting or being intermitted; interruption
- an interval of time between periods of activity; pause, as between acts of a play
Etymology: L intermissio < intermissus, pp. of intermittere
in′·ter·mis′·sive (-mis′iv) adjective
intermission
Synonyms
intermission
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: It serves beer and they still have intermissions and stuff.
- take: The Department expects that PhD students will submit within four years from their date of registration ( taking intermissions into account ).
Preposition: in
- middle: If I'm commenting on the product, it was so annoying to have an intermission in the middle.
Adjective modifier
- brief: First, following, a brief intermission and an introduction by the Chairman, is ' The Immortal Memory ' .
- short: There will be a short intermission in newsletters due to annual leave.
- little: Yesterday it rained with but little intermission, but I was jealous of news.
- long: During the very long intermission ( they had to chance floors ) I talked with several people.
Modifies a noun
- sequence: An intermission sequence should start, where Barry shoots down the door to rescue you.
- sat: With a 15 minute intermission Sat 15 Feb Late Night Oi Samba!
- scene: You have to wait until the intermission scenes are over and they " calibrate " your equipment by looking in the four directions.
Noun used with modifier
- minute: With a 15 minute intermission Sat 15 Feb Late Night Oi Samba!
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