intermission

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

the act of suspending activity temporarily

Types & categories

pause hypernym

Related & opposite

intermit derivation

Sense 2 noun

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Types & categories

interval hypernym
lapse hyponym
blackout hyponym
caesura hyponym
dead air hyponym
wait hyponym
halftime hyponym
rest period hyponym
time-out hyponym
lull hyponym

Related & opposite

suspend derivation
intermit derivation
break away derivation
pause derivation

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Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	intermit
1	hypernym	Types & categories	pause
2	derivation	Related & opposite	suspend
2	derivation	Related & opposite	intermit
2	derivation	Related & opposite	break away
2	derivation	Related & opposite	pause
2	hypernym	Types & categories	interval
2	hyponym	Types & categories	lapse
2	hyponym	Types & categories	blackout
2	hyponym	Types & categories	caesura
2	hyponym	Types & categories	dead air
2	hyponym	Types & categories	wait
2	hyponym	Types & categories	halftime
2	hyponym	Types & categories	rest period
2	hyponym	Types & categories	time-out
2	hyponym	Types & categories	lull