interruption
/ˌɪntəˈʌpʃən/in-tur-UHP-shuhn
/ˌɪntɚˈʌpʃən/in-tur-UHP-shuhn
Meaningthe act of breaking between
Common meaning: a break in something going on
- interbetween, among
- ruptto break, burst apartLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1605 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘between, among’ + ‘to break, burst apart’ → interruption
Journey through time
- Latininterruptus‘broken apart’source
- Englishinterrupt‘to break in on someone speaking’
- Englishformed in English from interruptinterruption‘a break in something going on’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from interrupt + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INTERRUPT, p.299 · scan
Roots
- rumpō, rūpī, ruptum Latin “to break, burst apart”
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