Definitions for Interludeˈɪn tərˌlud
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•ter•ludeˈɪn tərˌlud(n.)
an intervening episode, period, or space.
an early English comedic sketch performed between the parts of a play or other entertainment. a play, esp. a comedy or farce, derived from this. a morality play of the 14th to 16th centuries, typically containing farcical or comic elements.
Category: Literature, Showbiz
any intermediate performance or entertainment, as between the acts of a play.
Category: Showbiz
an instrumental passage or a piece of music rendered between the parts of a song, church service, drama, etc.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of interlude:
1275–1325; ME < ML = L inter-inter - +lūd(ere) to play +-ium -ium1
in`ter•lu′di•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
interlude(noun)
an intervening period or episode
interlude, intermezzo, entr'acte(verb)
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
interlude(verb)
perform an interlude
"The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"
Wiktionary
interlude(Noun)
An intervening episode, etc.
interlude(Noun)
An entertainment between the acts of a play.
interlude(Noun)
A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
interlude(Verb)
To provide with an interlude.
Webster Dictionary
Interlude(noun)
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
Interlude(noun)
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
Interlude(noun)
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
Translations for Interlude
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
interlude(noun)
a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc
We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.
- pouseAfrikaans
- فاصِل موسيقي، إسْتِراحَهArabic
- антрактBulgarian
- interlúdioPortuguese (BR)
- přestávkaCzech
- die PauseGerman
- pauseDanish
- διάλειμμαGreek
- interludioSpanish
- vaheaegEstonian
- انتراکتFarsi
- väliaikaFinnish
- intermèdeFrench
- תְקוּפַת בֵּינַיִיםHebrew
- अन्तराल, मध्यान्तर का कार्यक्रमHindi
- interludij, kratko međurazdobljeCroatian
- felvonásköz, szünetHungarian
- saat sela, selinganIndonesian
- hléIcelandic
- interludio, intervalloItalian
- 幕間Japanese
- 막간Korean
- pertraukaLithuanian
- (teātrī) starpbrīdis; starpspēleLatvian
- selinganMalay
- pauzeDutch
- pause, mellomspillNorwegian
- przerwaPolish
- وقفهPersian
- ځنډPashto
- interlúdioPortuguese
- interludiu; pauzăRomanian
- антрактRussian
- prestávkaSlovak
- odmorSlovenian
- pauzaSerbian
- uppehåll, pausSwedish
- ช่วงหยุดพักการแสดงละครThai
- ara, fasılaTurkish
- 中場休息Chinese (Trad.)
- антракт; перерваUkrainian
- کسی چیز کے درمیان چھوٹا سا وقفہUrdu
- thời gian giải laoVietnamese
- 幕间，中间休息Chinese (Simp.)
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