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interregnums
Variant of interregnum
noun pl. interregnums or interregna
- an interval between two successive reigns, when the country has no sovereign
- a suspension of governmental or administrative functions; period without the usual ruler, governor, etc.
- any break in a series or in a continuity; interval
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