Added 9 October 2026
interval
/ˈɪntəvəʊ/ noun
In Latin: intervallum Wiktionary
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- A distance in space.
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A period of time.
the interval between contractions during childbirth
- The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
Origin
From Middle English interval, intervalle, from Old French intervalle, entreval, from Latin intervallum (“space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference; literally, space between two palisades or walls”), from inter (“between”) + vallum (“palisade, wall”).
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