interlapse C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈɪntərlæps/ UK /ˈɪntəlæps/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an interval of time that elapses between events A long interlapse separated the two halves of the ceremony. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an interval of time that... intervalinteriminterludegapintermission Word family Related forms lapseelapserelapsecollapse Etymology AI details From inter- ('between') + lapse, the latter from Latin lapsus ('a slipping, falling'), from labi ('to slip, glide'). inter- Latin labi Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # interlapse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪntərlæps/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntəlæps/ ## Meanings 1. an interval of time that elapses between events ## Examples - A long interlapse separated the two halves of the ceremony. ## Synonyms - interval - interim - interlude - gap - intermission ## Related Forms - lapse - elapse - relapse - collapse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inter- - Root: labi ## Etymology From inter- ('between') + lapse, the latter from Latin lapsus ('a slipping, falling'), from labi ('to slip, glide'). ## AI Etymology Interlapse is from inter- ('between') + lapse, the latter from Latin lapsus ('a slipping, falling'), from labi ('to slip, glide'). Important recorded forms include inter- (Latin) and labi (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an interval of time that elapses between events. The wider family includes related words such as lapse, elapse, relapse, and collapse. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown