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interlude.

Noun
Literary
MEANING

An interval or brief episode between larger events or sections, including a short intervening performance.

Use it for

a pause between intense scenes; a brief performance within a larger sequence; pacing through an intervening episode; temporary respite

Words that belong together

  • a musical interlude
  • a quiet interlude

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A quiet interlude followed the argument, but neither considered it a reconciliation.
The musical interlude kept the audience waiting while the damaged set was changed.

Nearby words

intervening intervalbrief episode

Related words

intervalintervening episodeentr’acte (performance contexts)
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interlude

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Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular interlude; plural interludes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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