Intermission Meaning
/ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
Sentence Examples
When is the intermission?
It was raining all day long without intermission.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the ____, the audience bought snacks and drinks from the lobby.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
During the ____ of the play, many people went to the lobby to buy some drinks and talk about the show.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin intermittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intermissiōder. English intermission Derived from Latin intermissiō, from intermittō (“interrupt, omit”) + -tiō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40."
— 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the ____, the audience bought snacks and drinks from the lobby.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
During the ____ of the play, many people went to the lobby to buy some drinks and talk about the show.