intermission

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But I do apologize for the intermission, and I do think it may be ending.

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  1. noun The act of intermitting or the state of being intermitted.
  2. noun A respite or recess.
  3. noun The period between the acts of a theatrical or musical performance. See Synonyms at pause.

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  • Including intermission, the play runs two and a half hours, but it zips by. —  All articles at Blogcritics
  • During intermission, audience members perused a long table of home-baked desserts, all $3 each, ranging from the dependable cherry cheesecake to seductive hybrids like truffle coconut macaroons and chocolate bread pudding. —  Boston.com Most Popular
  • But after intermission, the silent, formal virtuoso didn't appear. —  Austin360 - XL Headlines
  • Even that intermission, then, is balanced, further enhancing the impression of the record being an almost step-by-step precise inverted progression. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • There are actually two Zamboni machines used during each intermission, and I would be riding one, he the other. —  Suldog
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  1. Middle English intermissioun, from Old French intermission, from Latin intermissiō, intermissiōn-, from intermissus, past participle of intermittere, to interrupt; see intermit.

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  1. = French intermission = Provencal intermissio = Spanish intermision = Portuguese intermissão = Italian intermissione, from Latin intermissio(n-), a breaking off, interruption, intermission, from intermittere, past participle intermissus, break off: see intermit.
 

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