entr'acte
noun
the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance.
entr'actes
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pluralof entr'acte.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That includes two songs for Egmont’s love, Klärchen, four entr’actes, a melodrama for Egmont as he approaches his execution and, powerfully as only Beethoven can, a battle cry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
There are a couple of entr’actes in which the clown, teased by his former supervisor, inclines toward the Grinchy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
His position-paper entr’actes can be awkward and artless, much like the author himself.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2017
Noh is essentially the inspiration for the two-person entr’actes, called knee plays, in “Einstein on the Beach.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2016
There he devoted himself to composition, among his work being the entr’actes to Maria Stuart, through which he made Goethe’s acquaintance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
