interlude

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/, /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/
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Noun edit

interlude (plural interludes)

An intervening episode, etc.
An entertainment between the acts of a play.
- 1632 (indicated as 1633), William Prynne, “Actus 3, Scena Sexta”, in Histrio-mastix. The Players Scourge, or, Actors Tragædie, […], London: […] E[lizabeth] A[llde,] [Thomas Cotes, Augustine Matthews] and W[illiam] I[ones] for Michael Sparke, […], →OCLC, 1st part, page 123:
  [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.
(music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.

Alternative forms edit

enterlude (obsolete)

Translations edit

intervening episode etc

Bulgarian: промеждутъчен епизод m (promeždutǎčen epizod)
French: interlude (fr) m
German: Zwischenspiel n
Polish: wstawka (pl) f
Russian: интерлю́дия (ru) f (intɛrljúdija)

entertainment between the acts of a play

Bulgarian: интерлюдия f (interljudija)
Catalan: interludi m
Esperanto: interakto
Finnish: välinäytös
French: interlude (fr) m
Greek: ιντερλούδιο (el) n (interloúdio)
Italian: interludio (it) m
Persian: میان‌پرده (fa) (miyân-parde)
Polish: interludium n, intermedium n, intermezzo (pl) n, wstawka (pl) f
Portuguese: interlúdio (pt) m
Russian: интерлю́дия (ru) f (intɛrljúdija)
Spanish: interludio (es) m

short piece put between the parts of a longer composition

Bulgarian: интермецо n (intermeco)
Catalan: interludi m
Esperanto: interakto
Finnish: välisoitto
French: interlude (fr) m
Italian: interludio (it) m
Polish: interludium n, intermedium n, intermezzo (pl) n, wstawka (pl) f
Portuguese: interlúdio (pt) m
Russian: интерлю́дия (ru) f (intɛrljúdija)
Spanish: interludio (es) m

Verb edit

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

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