Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Interval (-s)
interval (-s), n. [Fr. < L. intervallum, space between ramparts.] (webplay: between, death, deposits, houses, low).
- Time period; set hour.
- Span; lifetime.
- Distance between two given sounds in music; [fig.] rest; repose; silence.
- Second; moment; intervening time.
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