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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Intermission, n. [e.m.E. intermyssion (1526), -mission (1576), L. intermissio.] a. An interval. b. Cessation. —a. 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 53.
Fra ix [hours] to ten salbe intermissionb. 1576 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 366.
The dishaunting and intermission of Exercise almost every where is greatly lamented
