intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌin-tər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: an interval between the parts of an entertainment (such as the acts of a play)
2
: the act of intermitting : the state of being intermitted
intermissionless
adjective
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Examples of intermission in a Sentence
We'll return after a brief intermission.
an awkward intermission between speeches
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The musical, which opened on Broadway in 2003 based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel, has a 2 hour and 45 minute runtime (plus a 15 minute intermission).
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The Hawks would have been well-positioned to take that lead into the first intermission, but Tyler Bertuzzi and Wyatt Kaiser committed back-to-back penalties to create a five-on-three.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
First came the curious talk surrounding the 10-minute intermission that bisects the movie — a commercially challenging choice that nonetheless feels integral to its construction.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
The Brutalist spans 33 years on screen and over three and a half hours of runtime, including a 15-minute intermission at its midpoint.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The Hawks would have been well-positioned to take that lead into the first intermission, but Tyler Bertuzzi and Wyatt Kaiser committed back-to-back penalties to create a five-on-three.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
First came the curious talk surrounding the 10-minute intermission that bisects the movie — a commercially challenging choice that nonetheless feels integral to its construction.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
The Brutalist spans 33 years on screen and over three and a half hours of runtime, including a 15-minute intermission at its midpoint.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
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intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌint-ər-ˈmish-ən
1
: pause entry 1 sense 1, interruption
work without intermission
2
: a pause or interval between the parts of an entertainment (as the acts of a play)
Medical Definition
intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌint-ər-ˈmish-ən
: the space of time between two paroxysms of a disease compare arrest, cure entry 1 sense 1, remission
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