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interval
/ˈɪntɚvəl/
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What does interval mean?
noun
- A distance in space.
- A period of time.
- The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
More meanings (4)
noun
- A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
- An intermission.
- half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.
- Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɪntɚvəl/
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She leant against the stone as a means of rest for a short interval, then bestirred herself, and again pursued her way.
Every day during the brief interval before the wedding, he looked in at the club, on the chance of hearing some news.
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I did not see little Emily in that interval, but they told me she was to be quietly married in a fortnight.
During this long period of repose--the interval between his shipwreck, and removal to Pond Bluff,--we are only left to conjecture his employments.
According to Russ this strange symptom is sometimes instantaneous and in other instances it only appears after an interval of several hours.