[in-ter-mish-uh
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. |
| in·ter·mis·sion (ĭn'tər-mĭsh'ən) n.
[Middle English intermissioun, from Old French intermission, from Latin intermissiō, intermissiōn-, from intermissus, past participle of intermittere, to interrupt; see intermit.] |