INTERMISSION


Meaning of INTERMISSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈmi-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English intermyssyown, from Latin intermission-, intermissio, from intermittere

Date: 15th century

1. : the act of intermitting : the state of being intermitted

2. : an interval between the parts of an entertainment (as the acts of a play)

• in·ter·mis·sion·less adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.