interlude

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in·ter·lude / ˈintərˌloōd/ • n. 1. an intervening period of time: enjoying a lunchtime interlude. ∎  a pause between the acts of a play.2. something performed during a theater intermission: an orchestral interlude. ∎  a piece of music played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn. ∎  a temporary amusement or source of entertainment that contrasts with what goes before or after: the romantic interlude withered rapidly once he was back in town.ORIGIN: Middle English (originally denoting a light dramatic entertainment): from medieval Latin interludium, from inter- ‘between’ + ludus ‘play.’

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