intervallum

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/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈvæləm/

noun

An interval.

OriginLatin intervallum ← Proto-Italic *walso- ← Proto-Indo-European *welH- →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounintervallum (plural intervallums or intervalla)

plural intervallums · plural intervalla

  1. obsoleteAn interval.

    in one of these intervalla

    1637, William Chillingworth, The Religion of Protestants a Safe Way to Salvation
    1 more example

    And a' shall laugh without intervallums.

    c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]
  2. architectureThe gap between an outer rampart and the fortress it surrounds.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  6. Proto-Italic*walso-
  7. Latinvallum
  8. Latinintervallum
  9. Englishintervallum

Borrowed from Latin intervallum.

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APA

intervallum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervallum

MLA

“intervallum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervallum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intervallum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervallum.

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