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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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