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Meaning of 'interlude' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Interlude [ n.]
- A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting.
- A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.
- A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line.

Meaning of 'interlude' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . interlude [ v]
Meaning (1):
- perform an interlude
Example in sentence:
  • The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation

Nearby Words:

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