In·ter-mis’sion, n.
(·mĭsh’ŭn), n. [Lat. intermissio, Fr. intermission, Pr. intermissio, Sp. intermission, It. intermissione. See INTERMIT.]
Sense 1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse. [Obs.] R. Jon.
Sense 2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; service or business will begin after an intermission of one hour.
Rest or intermission none I find. Milton.
Sense 3. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever.
Synonyms— Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest. See CESSATION.