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The definition of intermittent is something that starts and stops or happens irregularly.

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An example of intermittent is occasional thunder during a rainstorm.

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See intermittent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

stopping and starting at intervals; pausing from time to time; periodic

Origin: L intermittens, prp. of intermittere: see intermit

Related Forms:

intermittence noun
intermittently adverb

See intermittent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Stopping and starting at intervals. See Synonyms at periodic.
Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake.

Related Forms:

inˌter·mitˈtence noun

inˌter·mitˈtent·ly adverb

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