interlapse

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈɪntərlæps/ UK /ˈɪntəlæps/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
an interval of time that elapses between events

A long interlapse separated the two halves of the ceremony.

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1 noun · an interval of time that... interval interim interlude gap intermission

Word family

Related forms lapse elapse relapse collapse

Etymology

From inter- ('between') + lapse, the latter from Latin lapsus ('a slipping, falling'), from labi ('to slip, glide').

inter- Latin labi Latin

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# 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
- Space, Position & Direction

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