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Uncommonintermittent
The correct spelling is intermittent.
How to pronounce intermittent
noun
IPA: /ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/
Say it like: Int-erm-itt-ent
The correct spelling is intermittent. An intermittent fever or disease. For example: "Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce."
Usage Examples
“Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.”
“The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An intermittent fever or disease.
adjective
- 1.Stopping and starting, occuring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
- 2.(specifically, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
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