Etymology

interruption

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Today it means: The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted. Full definition →

Middle English interrupcioun ← Old French interrupcion ← Latin interruptio
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  1. Latin · derived frominterruptio
  2. Old French · derived frominterrupcion
  3. Middle English · inherited frominterrupcioun
  4. English todayinterruption

From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.

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