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interlude

Pronunciation: /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/

The English word “interlude” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An intervening episode, etc.
  2. An entertainment between the acts of a play.
  3. A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.

verb

  1. To provide with an interlude.
  2. To serve as an interlude.

Etymology

From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”).

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