interlude

interlude

English

Etymology

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

Noun

interlude (plural interludes)

1. An intervening episode, etc.
2. An entertainment between the acts of a play.
3. (music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.

Translations

intervening episode etc

French: interlude (fr) m German: Zwischenspiel n

Russian: интерлю́дия (ru) f (intɛrljúdija)

entertainment between the acts of a play

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) Portuguese: interlúdio (pt) m Russian: интерлю́дия (ru) f (intɛrljúdija) Spanish: interludio (es) m

short piece put between the parts of a longer composition

Catalan: interludi m Esperanto: interakto Finnish: välisoitto French: interlude (fr) m

Italian: interludio (it) m Portuguese: interlúdio (pt) m Russian: интерлю́дия (ru) f (intɛrljúdija) Spanish: interludio (es) m

Verb

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

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

     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.

See also

• intermezzo
• intermission
• station break