interval

  1. Noun.  A distance in space.
  2. Noun.  A period of time.
  3. Noun.  (music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
  4. Noun.  (mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
  5. Noun.  (chiefly, British) An intermission.
  6. Noun.  (sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.
  7. Noun.  (cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.

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