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interlude

[ in-ter-lood ]

noun

  1. an intervening episode, period, space, etc.

    Synonyms: pause, intermission, respite, interval

  2. a short dramatic piece, especially of a light or farcical character, formerly introduced between the parts or acts of miracle and morality plays or given as part of other entertainments.
  3. one of the early English farces or comedies, as those written by John Heywood, which grew out of such pieces.
  4. any intermediate performance or entertainment, as between the acts of a play.
  5. an instrumental passage or a piece of music rendered between the parts of a song, church service, drama, etc.


interlude

/ ˈɪntəˌluːd /

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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Other Words From

  • inter·ludi·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of interlude1

1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin interlūdium, equivalent to Latin inter- inter- + lūd ( us ) play + -ium -ium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of interlude1

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

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Example Sentences

Glass delivers a far more urgent book, but she shares Bennett’s visual focus and pointillist detail, her penchant for lyrical interludes, and a romance for nature manifested in metaphors.

Besides being a refreshing interlude, it has helped me discover new poets that I wouldn’t have read otherwise.

Its short chapters, interspersed with interludes of photos, pack a wallop of poignancy, beauty, love – even joy.

For those awaiting the “matrix in the matrix,” as Musk had hinted on Twitter, the cute-animal interlude was not exactly what they hoped for.

Some of the little interludes I talk about voting, or I talk about this or that.

The cops subsequently pulled the surveillance camera footage and noted the interlude in minutest detail.

They seem to be something more like a brief interlude between his early acts of violence and their later, depraved culmination.

It was an anti-climactic interlude in a trial that has had many moments of drama.

A hazy choral interlude follows, followed by more nasty beats and acerbic lyrics.

“It can be an interlude which changes the present dialogue about the momentum of the campaign,” Jamieson added.

Gradually and imperceptibly the interlude melted into the soft opening minor chords of the Chopin Impromptu.

It is hard to say just when the lights went down on Sara Lee's quiet stage and the interlude began.

Mr. Shiel readily made this statement, and thus ended this ridiculous interlude.

Then, by way of interlude, on the 28th March, came the notorious Dahlgren raid.

Before Father Irwin was questioned, however, there was a delightful interlude.

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