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Definition of Intermision

In`ter*mis"sion (?), n. [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.) 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A break between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly
  • An interquel or interval
  • A break dividing a narrative, as in a novel, motion picture, or computer role-playing game.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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