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   In·ter·reg·num

   /ˌin(t)ərˈreɡnəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.
   • ▪ an interval or pause between two periods of office or other things: "the interregnum between the discovery of radioactivity and its detailed understanding"

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting temporary rule between reigns or during suspension of normal government): from Latin, from inter- ‘between’ + regnum ‘reign’.

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