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entr'acte

[ahn-trakt, ahn-trakt; French ahn-trakt]
noun, plural en·tr'actes [ahn-trakts, ahn-trakts; French ahn-trakt] /ɑnˈtrækts, ˈɑn trækts; French ɑ̃ˈtrakt/.
  1. the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance.
  2. a performance, as of music or dancing, given during such an interval.
  3. a piece of music or the like for such performance.
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Origin of entr'acte

1740–50; < French, equivalent to entre between (< Latin inter) + acte act
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British Dictionary definitions for entr'acte

entr'acte

noun
  1. an interval between two acts of a play or opera
  2. (esp formerly) an entertainment during an interval, such as dancing between acts of an opera
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Word Origin for entr'acte

C19: French, literally: between-act
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