01 n. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.
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1.
The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.
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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.
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3.
The short period between acts of a play, concert, opera, or other public performance when the audience may leave their seats for refreshment; -- it usually lasts from 10 to 20 minutes.
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4.
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.(Med.)
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5.
Intervention; interposition.[Obs.]
Syn.
Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension. See Cessation.