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interregnuma period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪntərˈreɡnəm/

Korean meaning: 정상적인 정부가 중단된 기간, 특히 연속된 통치나 정권 사이의 공백기

Korean pronunciation: 인터**레**그넘

Example Sentences

  • The king's sudden death created an interregnum that lasted three months until his heir came of age.
  • The company experienced an interregnum when the CEO resigned and no replacement was immediately found.
  • During the school's interregnum, students jokingly declared the cafeteria an independent republic.

interregnum

NOUN

//ˌɪntərˈreɡnəm//

a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes

interregnum concept
💡 Concept

Officials wait anxiously during an interregnum with the throne empty

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interregnum rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

During the interregnum, referendum papers and memorandums scatter in the wind

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪntərˈreɡnəm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪntəˈreɡnəm/

🌳Etymology

Prefixinter--
Rootregn
Suffix--um

Origin

From Latin 'interregnum', composed of 'inter' (between) and 'regnum' (reign or kingdom). The term was used in Roman and later European history to describe periods when the throne was vacant between rulers.

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🎵Rhyme

referendummemorandumaddendum
referendum
memorandum
addendum

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📝Examples

The king's sudden death created an interregnum that lasted three months until his heir came of age.

The company experienced an interregnum when the CEO resigned and no replacement was immediately found.

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During the school's interregnum, students jokingly declared the cafeteria an independent republic.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

interimhiatusgaptransition periodvacancy

Antonyms

continuitysuccessionreign

Related

regencyprovisionaltemporarymonarchysuccession