interlude

== English == === Etymology === Latin inter- (“between”) + ludo (“to play”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/, /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/ === Noun === interlude (plural interludes) An intervening episode, etc. An entertainment between the acts of a play. (music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition. ==== Alternative forms ==== enterlude (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === interlude (third-person singular simple present interludes, present participle interluding, simple past and past participle interluded) (transitive) To provide with an interlude. (intransitive) To serve as an interlude. ==== See also ==== intermezzo intermission station break