interlude

English

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Etymology

Latin inter- (“between”) + ludo (“to play”)

Noun

interlude (plural interludes)

1. An intervening episode, etc.
2. An entertainment between the acts of a play.
3. (music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.

Translations

intervening episode etc

• French: interlude (fr) m

• German: Zwischenspiel n

entertainment between the acts of a play

• Catalan: interludi m
• Finnish: välinäytös
• French: interlude (fr) m

• Greek: ιντερλούδιο (el) n (interloúdio)
• Italian: interludio (it) m

short piece put between the parts of a longer composition

• Catalan: interludi m
• Finnish: välisoitto

• French: interlude (fr) m
• Italian: interludio (it) m

Verb

interlude (third-person singular simple present interludes, present participle interluding, simple past and past participle interluded)

1. (transitive) To provide with an interlude.
   • 2007 February 18, Tammy La Gorce, “Between Songs, Interludes That Fall Upon Deaf Ears”, New York Times:

     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.

See also

• intermezzo
• intermission
• station break