intermission

B1 Topic:Theater & Performance

US /ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #21970

Meanings

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noun
a short break between the parts of a play, concert, or other performance.

We ordered some drinks during the intermission.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a short break between the... break

Word family

Forms intermissions

Etymology

From Latin intermissiō, from intermittō.

*mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European intermissiō Latin

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Topics

Theater & Performance Abstract Ideas

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