interlude
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interlude
- /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/
- /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/
noun interludes · enterlude
- An intervening episode, etc.
- An entertainment between the acts of a play. [O]ur ovvne Statutes […] preciſely prohibit the ſatyricall depraving, traducing, or derogation of the Common Prayer-Booke, and of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in any Enterludes, Playes or Rimes, (in vvhich kinde Playes had been formerly peccant) under ſevere penalties.
- A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
verb interludes · interluding · interluded
- To provide with an interlude. Jimmy Jam, co-producer of Ms. Jackson’s heavily interluded and influential 1989 album, “Rhythm Nation 1814” (and producer of a forthcoming album by Usher with interludes), also defended them.
- To serve as an interlude. During some brief, interluding, silent pauses in their interview thus far, Pierre had heard a soft, slow, sad, to-and-fro, meditative stepping on the floor above; […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intermezzo, parenthesis, interruption, digression, pause, episode, lull, recess, respite, break, interval, downtime, hiatus, diversion, intermission, breather
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noun intervening episode etc
| 日本語 | 幕間 makuai, 間章 kanshō |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अंतराल antrāl |
| Français | interlude |
| Deutsch | Zwischenspiel |
| Русский | интерлю́дия intɛrljúdija |
noun entertainment between the acts of a play
| Español | interludio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 幕間 makuai |
| Português | interlúdio |
| Français | interlude |
| Italiano | interludio |
| Ελληνικά | ιντερλούδιο interloúdio |
| Русский | интерлю́дия intɛrljúdija |
noun short piece put between the parts of a longer composition
| Español | interludio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 間奏 kansō |
| हिन्दी | अंतरा antrā |
| Português | interlúdio |
| Français | interlude |
| Italiano | interludio |
| Русский | интерлю́дия intɛrljúdija |
Talk about this word "interlude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/interlude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. interlude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/interlude "interlude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/interlude.Cite this
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title = {interlude},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interlude},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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