interlude

in·ter·lude

(ĭn′tər-lo͞od′)

1. An intervening episode, feature, or period of time: "Kerensky has a place in history, of a brief interlude between despotisms" (William Safire).

a. A short farcical entertainment performed between the acts of a medieval mystery or morality play.

b. A 16th-century genre of comedy derived from this.

c. An entertainment between the acts of a play.

3. Music A short piece inserted between the parts of a longer composition.

[Middle English enterlude, a dramatic entertainment, from Old French entrelude, from Medieval Latin interlūdium : Latin inter-, inter- + Latin lūdus, play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

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interlude

(ˈɪntəˌluːd)

1. a period of time or different activity between longer periods, processes, or events; episode or interval

2. (Theatre) theatre a short dramatic piece played separately or as part of a longer entertainment, common in 16th-century England

3. (Theatre) a brief piece of music, dance, etc, given between the sections of another performance

[C14: from Medieval Latin interlūdium, from Latin inter- + lūdus play]

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in•ter•lude

(ˈɪn tərˌlud)

1. an intervening episode, period, or space.

a. an early English comedic sketch performed between the parts of a play or other entertainment.

b. a play, esp. a comedy or farce, derived from this.

c. a morality play of the 14th to 16th centuries, typically containing farcical or comic elements.

3. any intermediate performance or entertainment, as between the acts of a play.

4. an instrumental passage or a piece of music rendered between the parts of a song, church service, drama, etc.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin = Latin inter- inter- + lūd(ere) to play + -ium -ium¹]

in`ter•lu′di•al, adj.

interlude

A medieval morality play.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

interlude - an intervening period or episode

entr'acte - the interlude between two acts of a play

interlude - a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance

show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

Verb

interlude - perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"

music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"

perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

interlude

noun interval, break, spell, stop, rest, halt, episode, pause, respite, stoppage, breathing space, hiatus, intermission, entr'acte It was a happy interlude in her life.

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Translations

فاصِل موسيقي، إسْتِراحَه

interludi

přestávka

pause

välinäytösvälisoitto

felvonásköz

hlé

starpbrīdisstarpspēle

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interlude

[ˈɪntə^rluːd] n

(in programme) → intermède m musical interlude

interlude

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interlude

(ˈintəluːd) noun

a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc. We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.