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intermission

N เว ลาพัก  ช่วง พัก ครึ่ง  ช่วง หยุดพัก  break interval we-la-pak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERMISSION

n.[L. intermissio. See Intermit. ] 1. Cessation for a time; pause; intermediate stop; as, to labor without intermission; service or business will begin after an intermission of one hour.
2. Intervenient time.
3. The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission or abatement of fever.
4. The state of being neglected; disuse; as of words. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERMISSION

In `ter *mis "sion, n. Etym: [L. intermissio: cf. F. intermission. See Intermit. ]

 

1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. B. Jonson.

 

2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of ten minutes. Rest or intermission none I find. Milton.

 

3. (Med. )

 

Defn: The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever.

 

4. Intervention; interposition. [Obs. ] Heylin.

 

Syn. -- Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension. See Cessation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intermission

in ter mis sion |ˌintərˈmiSHən ˌɪn (t )ərˈmɪʃən | noun a pause or break: he was granted an intermission in his studies | the daily work goes on without intermission. an interval between parts of a play, movie, or concert. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin intermissio (n- ), from the verb intermittere (see intermit ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

intermission

inter |mis ¦sion |ɪntəˈmɪʃ (ə )n | noun a pause or break: he was granted an intermission in his studies | [ mass noun ] : the daily work goes on without intermission. an interval between parts of a play, film, or concert. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin intermissio (n- ), from the verb intermittere (see intermit ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intermission

intermission noun refreshments are available during the intermission: interval, interlude, halftime, entr'acte, break, recess, pause, rest, respite, breathing space, lull, gap, stop, stoppage, halt, hiatus; cessation, suspension; informal breather, time out.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intermission

intermission noun after the first film there was an intermission | the work goes on without intermission: interval, interlude, entr'acte, break, recess, pause, rest, respite, breathing space, lull, gap, stop, stoppage, halt; cessation, suspension, stopping, pausing, breaking off, discontinuation; informal let-up, breather, time out, downtime; Austral. /NZ informal smoko; archaic surcease.

 

Duden Dictionary

Intermission

In ter mis si on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Intermissi o n |die Intermission; Genitiv: der Intermission lateinisch zeitweiliges Zurücktreten von Krankheitssymptomen

 

French Dictionary

intermission

intermission FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour entracte.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intermission

in ter mis sion /ɪ̀ntə r mɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 休止, 中断 (break )without intermission 間断なく 2 C 休憩時間 ; ⦅主に米 ⦆(劇場の )幕間 まくあい (⦅英 ⦆interval ).