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Language Translation for : interruption
| Spanish: | interrupción, | German: | die Unterbrechung, | Japanese: | 中断 |
| in·ter·rupt
(ĭn'tə-rŭpt') Pronunciation Key
v. in·ter·rupt·ed, in·ter·rupt·ing, in·ter·rupts v. tr.
v. intr. To break in on an action or discourse. n. Computer Science
[Middle English interrupten, from Old French interrupte, interrupted, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to break off : inter-, inter- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.] in'ter·rupt'i·ble adj., in'ter·rup'tion n., in'ter·rup'tive adj. |
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| interruption | |
noun | |
| 1. | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" [syn: break] |
| 2. | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" |
| 3. | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: pause] |
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Interruption
In`ter*rup"tion\, n. [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption.]1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon. 2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. --Sir M. Hale. Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part. --Dryden. 3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption. 4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.
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