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interregnum

nounCommon GRE wordMore I words

a period between two reigns or governments when authority is suspended

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Interregnum in a sentence

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During the interregnum, rival factions jockeyed for control of the throne.

Synonyms
interimhiatusinterludegap
Antonyms
continuityreign

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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Interregnum (noun) means a period between two reigns or governments when authority is suspended
Here is interregnum used in an example sentence: "During the interregnum, rival factions jockeyed for control of the throne."
Common synonyms for interregnum include interim, hiatus, interlude, gap.
Antonyms of interregnum include continuity, reign.
Interregnum is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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