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intermittent

[ in-ter-mit-nt ]

adjective

  1. stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again:

    an intermittent pain.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly.
  3. (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time.


intermittent

/ ˌɪԳəˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٱˈٳٱԳ, noun
  • ˌԳٱˈٳٱԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٱ··ٱԳ ·ٱ··ٱ· noun
  • ·ٱ··ٱԳ· adverb
  • non··ٱ··ٱԳ noun
  • ԴDz··ٱ··ٱԳ adjective
  • ԴDz··ٱ··ٱԳ·ness noun
  • ܲ··ٱ··ٱԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intermittent1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin intermittent- (stem of ԳٱٳŧԲ ), present participle of intermittere “to leave a space between, drop off (for a while)”; intermit, -ent
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Troops from both sides have traded intermittent small-arms fire across the border in recent days.

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Troops from both sides have traded intermittent small-arms fire across the border for the past few days.

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But I suspect that Johnson appreciates the gulf between the glamorous idea of working in the arts and the bitter reality of intermittent paychecks.

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But even intermittent use, or unwitting use through contamination, poses a high risk of death.

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"We're aware that some customers are experiencing intermittent issues with their services," they said.

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