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   interregnum

   /ˌɪntəˈrɛɡnəm/

   noun

   • 1. a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.
   • ▪ the period in English history from the execution of Charles I in 1649 to the Restoration of Charles II in 1660.
   • ▪ 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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