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   In·ter·lude

   /ˈin(t)ərˌlo͞od/

   

   noun

   • 1. an intervening period of time: "enjoying a lunchtime interlude"
   • ▪ a pause between the acts of a play.
   • ▪ something performed during a theater intermission: "an orchestral interlude"
   • ▪ a piece of music played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn: "short instrumental interludes between songs"
   • ▪ a temporary amusement or source of entertainment that contrasts with what goes before or after: "the romantic interlude withered rapidly once he was back in town"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally denoting a light dramatic entertainment): from medieval Latin interludium, from inter- ‘between’ + ludus ‘play’.

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   An interlude is a brief period of time that comes in the middle of something. You might enjoy a relaxing lemonade interlude in the middle of a tough day at your road-paving job. Any block of time that comes as a break or a respite from an activity can be called an interlude , so you could talk about a quiet interlude after a noisy birthday ...

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   a period or event that comes between two others and is different from them: The ferry trip was a relaxing interlude during the drive. (Definition of interlude from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of interlude.

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   2 days ago · noun. 1. a period of time or different activity between longer periods, processes, or events; episode or interval. 2. theatre. a short dramatic piece played separately or as part of a longer entertainment, common in 16th-century England. 3. a brief piece of music, dance, etc, given between the sections of another performance.

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   Definition of interlude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. an intervening episode, period, or space. 2. 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.

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   Interlude definition, an intervening episode, period, space, etc. See more.

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   interlude meaning, definition, what is interlude: a period of time between two events or s...: Learn more.