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interval
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noun (n)

  • a definite length of time marked off by two instants(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    time interval
    source: wordnet30
  • a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • the distance between things(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    separation
    source: wordnet30
  • the difference in pitch between two notes(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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