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Synonyms for interval
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-ter-vuhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn tər vəl |
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Définition of interval
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French intervalle (14c.), earlier entreval (13c.), from Late Latin intervallum "space, interval, distance," originally "space between palisades or ramparts," from inter "between" (see inter-) + vallum "rampart" (see wall). Metaphoric sense of "gap in time" was present in Latin.
- noun break, pause
- So K. waited for "the season," and ate his heart out for Sidney in the interval.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- After an interval she added: "Only mother is here—always with me."
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- I dared not press him with more questions; but after an interval he said plainly: "She is not there now."
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- What sums did I spend during this interval in expedition-money to Time!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The Assistant Commissioner, who could not see them, grew a little nervous in the interval.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- How long my nap lasted, or what took place in the interval, I cannot say.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- But then came the question, What name was he to bear in the interval?
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- There is but an interval of time between us and the success at which we aim.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- They were only talking, to fill up the interval until the music began.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- In the interval, and late in the evening, Maltravers rejoined Alice.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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