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Noun: interlude  'in-tu(r),lood
  1. An intervening period or episode
    "The short peace was only an interlude before fighting restarted";
    - parenthesis
     
  2. (music) a brief show (music or dance etc.) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
    "The orchestra played a light interlude between the two acts of the opera";
    - intermezzo, entr'acte
Verb: interlude  'in-tu(r),lood
  1. (music) perform an interlude
    "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"

Derived forms: interluded, interludes, interluding

Type of: interval, perform, show, time interval

Encyclopedia: Interlude