Dictionary
in•ter•mis•sion
Pronunciation: (in"tur-mish'un), [key]—
n.
1. a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
2. a period during which action temporarily ceases; an interval between periods of action or activity:
They studied for hours without an intermission.
3. the act or fact of intermitting; state of being intermitted:
to work without intermission. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.