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Webster 1913 Edition
Interruption
Inˊter-rup′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Interruption
INTERRUP'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon progression.2.
Breach of any thing extended; interposition; as an isle separated from the continent by the interruption of the sea.3.
Intervention; interposition. Lest the interruption of time caused
4.
Stop; hinderance; obstruction caused by breaking in upon any course,current,progress or motion. An interruption may be temporary or durable. The work of the Erie canal has suffered few interruptions from storms and floods. The lava met with no interruption till it descended to the foot of the mountain. The author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work. The speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.5.
Stop; cessation; intermission.Definition 2024
interruption
interruption
English
Noun
interruption (plural interruptions)
- The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
- One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.
- 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:
- The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing" […] and so on.
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- A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
Translations
the act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted
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a time interval during which there is a cessation of something
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