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   entr'acte

   /ˈɒntrakt/

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   • 1. an interval between two acts of a play or opera.
   • ▪ a piece of music or a dance performed during an interval.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: French, from (earlier form of entracte), from entre ‘between’ + acte ‘act’.

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   What is an entr'acte in theater?

   • In theater, an entr'acte is a pause between sections of a play. You can also call an entr'acte an intermission — and it's a good time to stretch your legs or check your text messages. This theatrical word comes from the French entre, "between," and acte, "act," giving it the literal meaning "between the acts."

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   When was the term 'entr'acte' first used?

   • The term 'entr'acte' was first used in the earliest known use of the noun, which is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for entr'acte is from 1841, in the writing of James Franklin Warner. Entr'acte is a borrowing from French.

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   What is entr'acte noun?

   • Definition of entr’acte noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (formal) the time between the different parts of a play, show, etc. synonym interval Topics Film and theatre c2 Want to learn more? a short performance between the different parts of a play, show, etc. Definition of entr’acte noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does entr'acte mean in music?

   • It works as a synonym for "intermission," or the Italian "intermezzo," but it's also used for the music that's played during an intermission or scene change. In musical theatre, an entr'acte works as a melodic introduction or overture for the next act. "Entr'acte."

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   How did entr'actes develop?

   • Eventually, entr'actes (or intermezzi) would develop into a separate genre of short theatrical realizations (often with a plot completely independent from the main piece) that could be produced with a minimum of requisites during intermissions of other elaborate theatre pieces.

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   Why do entr'actes occur?

   • Originally entr'actes resulted from stage curtains being closed for set or costume changes: to fill time as not to halt the dramatic action, to make a transition from the mood of one act to the next, or to prevent the public from becoming restless.

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   It can mean a pause between two parts of a stage production, synonymous to an intermission (this is nowadays the more common meaning in French), but it more often (in English) indicates a piece of music performed between acts of a theatrical production.

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   The meaning of ENTR'ACTE is a dance, piece of music, or interlude performed between two acts of a play.

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   What does the noun entr'acte mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun entr'acte . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   noun Word forms: plural -tr'actes (-ˈtrækts, -trækts, French -ˈtʀakt) 1. the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance. 2. a performance, as of music or dancing, given during such an interval. 3. a piece of music or the like for such performance.

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   In theater, an entr'acte is a pause between sections of a play. You can also call an entr'acte an intermission — and it's a good time to stretch your legs or check your text messages.

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   Entr'acte definition: the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance.. See examples of ENTR'ACTE used in a sentence.

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   a short performance between the different parts of a play, show, etc. Definition of entr’acte noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.