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Noun: entr'acte  ón'trakt
  1. The interlude between two acts of a play
    "The audience stretched their legs during the entr'acte"
     
  2. (music) a brief show (music or dance etc.) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
    "The orchestra played a light entr'acte between the two acts of the opera";
    - interlude, intermezzo

Derived forms: entr'actes

Type of: interlude, parenthesis, show

Encyclopedia: Entr'acte