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interlude.

An intervening episode, etc.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd//ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/
  1. An intervening episode, etc.

  2. An entertainment between the acts of a play.

  3. A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Latin lūdō English interlude From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”).

verb/ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd//ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/
  1. To provide with an interlude.

    transitive
  2. To serve as an interlude.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Latin lūdō English interlude From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”).

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