Discontinuity (Interrupted sequence)
Nouns
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discontinuity
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disjunction etc. Disjunction
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anacoluthon
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interruption, break, fracture, flaw, fault, crack, cut
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gap etc. (interval) Interval
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solution of continuity, caesura
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broken thread
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parenthesis, episode, rhapsody, patchwork
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intermission
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alternation etc. (periodicity) Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence]
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dropping fire.
Verbs
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be discontinuous etc. adj.
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alternate, intermit, sputter, stop and start, hesitate. discontinue, pause, interrupt
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intervene
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break, break in upon, break off
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interpose etc. Interposition
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break the thread, snap the thread
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disconnect etc. (disjoin) Disjunction
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dissever.
Adverbs
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at intervals
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by snatches, by jerks, by skips, by catches, by fits and starts
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skippingly
Phrases
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like 'angel visits few and far between'" [Campbell].