Interval and Lapse

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Interval noun - A break in continuity.

Usage example: there were intervals of thousands of years between the major ice ages

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Lapse is a synonym for interval in pause topic. In some cases you can use "Lapse" instead a noun "Interval".

Nearby Word: intervale

Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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Interval is a synonym for lapse in pause topic. You can use "Interval" instead a noun "Lapse", if it concerns topics such as break in action.

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

close	close interval	close lapse
long	long interval	long lapse
similar	similar interval	similar lapse
brief	brief interval	brief lapse
Other adjectives: short, certain, major.

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