interruption

noun
/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from interruptio
  2. derived from interrupcion
  3. inherited from interrupcioun

Definitions

  1. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

  2. the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.

  3. A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at interruption. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at interruption. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at interruption

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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