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interregnum

/ˌɪntəˈreɡnəm/noun

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अंतराल-काल, दो शासनों के बीच का समय

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nouninterregnums or interregna
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    [C, usually sing.] formal

    a period of time during which a country, an organization, etc. does not have a leader and is waiting for a new one

    अंतराल-काल, दो शासनों के बीच का समय

    • the interregnum between the death of one king and the crowning of the next
    • The country had no ruler during the interregnum and the council kept order.
    • During the interregnum, the senior ministers ran the daily affairs of the state.
    + 2 more examples
    • The club went through a short interregnum after the coach resigned.
    • Historians call this period an interregnum because no ruler held real power.

    Synonyms interval interim gap hiatus break

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

in·ter·reg·num

Double r (inter- plus regnum; not 'interegnum').

दो r (inter- और regnum; 'interegnum' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the gap words together: interregnum (between rulers), interim (meanwhile), hiatus (a pause), interlude (a short period between two events).

अंतराल के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: interregnum (शासकों के बीच), interim (इस बीच), hiatus (विराम), interlude (दो घटनाओं के बीच छोटा समय)।

⌂Word origin and word building

Inter- means between (international, interval), regnum is Latin for reign.

Inter- का अर्थ बीच में है (international, interval), regnum Latin में शासन।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: the period between two reigns or governments, when there is no ruler, is an interregnum.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: दो शासनों या सरकारों के बीच का समय, जब कोई शासक न हो, interregnum।