01 n. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.
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The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.
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The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition.“Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part.” — Dryden.
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Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.
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Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.