Noun intermission has 2 senses
  1. intermission - the act of suspending activity temporarily
    --1 is a kind of
    pause
    Derived form: verb intermit1
  2. pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
    --2 is a kind of time interval, interval
    --2 has particulars:
     lapse; blackout; caesura; dead air; delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait; halftime; respite, rest, relief, rest period; time-out; letup, lull
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