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antimasque
[ an-ti-mask ]
/ ˈæn tɪˌmæsk /
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noun
a comic or grotesque performance, as a dance, presented before or between the acts of a masque.
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OTHER WORDS FROM antimasque
an·ti·mas·quer, an·ti·mask·er, nounWords nearby antimasque
antimanic, antimask, anti-masker, Anti-Mason, Anti-Masonic party, antimasque, antimatter, antimension, antimere, antimeridian, antimetabolite
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How to use antimasque in a sentence
Antimask, Antimasque, an′ti-mask, n. a ridiculous interlude dividing the parts of the more serious mask.
The Tempest masque, however, is of the simpler type, without antimasque.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg
British Dictionary definitions for antimasque
antimasque
/ (ˈæntɪˌmɑːsk) /
noun
a comic or grotesque dance, presented between the acts of a masque
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