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   interlude

   /ˈɪntəl(j)uːd/

   noun

   • 1. an intervening period of time; an interval: "enjoying a lunchtime interlude"
   • ▪ a pause between the acts of a play.
   • 2. a thing occurring or done during an interval.
   • ▪ something performed during a theatre interval: "an orchestral interlude"
   • ▪ a piece of music played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn: "short instrumental interludes between songs"
   • ▪ a temporary amusement or diversion that contrasts with what goes before or after: "the romantic interlude palled rapidly once he was back in town"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally denoting a light dramatic entertainment): from medieval Latin interludium, from inter- ‘between’ + ludus ‘play’.

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