Interlude Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Interlude

Learn about the word Interlude to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Interlude definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Interlude

Interlude Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Interlude? [n] a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance [n] an intervening period or episode [v] perform an interlude, as on a musical instrument [v] occur as an interlude Synonyms \| Synonyms for Interlude: entr'acte \| intermezzo Related Terms \| Find terms related to Interlude: abeyance \| act \| afterpiece \| anacrusis \| bass passage \| bit \| bourdon \| break \| breath \| breather \| breathing place \| breathing space \| breathing spell \| breathing time \| bridge \| burden \| cadence \| caesura \| cease-fire \| chaser \| chorus \| cigarette break \| cocktail hour \| coda \| coffee break \| curtain \| curtain call \| curtain raiser \| day off \| development \| divertimento \| divertissement \| division \| downtime \| drop \| enforced respite \| epilogue \| episode \| exode \| exodus \| exposition \| expository scene \| figure \| finale \| folderol \| gap \| half time \| half-time intermission \| halt \| happy hour \| harmonic close \| hesitation \| hiatus \| hoke act \| holiday \| idyll \| interim \| intermezzo \| intermission \| intermittence \| interregnum \| interruption \| interval \| introduction \| introductory phrase \| lacuna \| lapse \| layoff \| letup \| lull \| meantime \| meanwhile \| measure \| movement \| musical phrase \| musical sentence \| number \| off-time \| ornament \| parenthesis \| part \| passage \| pause \| period \| phrase \| plateau \| point of repose \| prologue \| quiet spell \| recess \| refrain \| relief \| remission \| resolution \| respite \| response \| rest \| resting point \| ritornello \| routine \| scene \| section \| shtick \| sketch \| skit \| song and dance \| spell \| stand-down \| stand-up comedy act \| stanza \| statement \| stay \| stop \| stoppage \| strain \| striptease \| surcease \| suspension \| tailpiece \| tea break \| time off \| time out \| truce \| turn \| tutti \| tutti passage \| vacation \| variation \| verse \| wait See Also \| entr'acte \| interval \| occur \| perform \| show \| time interval Interlude In Webster's Dictionary \In`ter*lude\, n. [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. inter between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude. See {Ludicrous}.] 1. A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting. Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes When monarch reason sleeps. --Dryden. 2. A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama. 3. (Mus.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line.

Interlude Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Interlude?

[n] a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance
[n] an intervening period or episode
[v] perform an interlude, as on a musical instrument
[v] occur as an interlude

Synonyms | Synonyms for Interlude: entr'acte | intermezzo

Interlude In Webster's Dictionary

\In`ter*lude\, n. [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL.
inter between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F.
interlude. See {Ludicrous}.]
1. A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the
   acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to
   relieve the tedium of waiting.

         Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes When
         monarch reason sleeps.                --Dryden.

2. A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and
   farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in
   the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.

3. (Mus.) A short piece of instrumental music played between
   the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama;
   especially, in church music, a short passage played by the
   organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German
   chorals after each line.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

In-fighting ‐ boxing at close quarters [n] conflict between members of the…
Protestant deacon ‐ a Protestant layman who assists…
Awake ‐ stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the…
Mensa ‐ a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere…
Calculus ‐ the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with…
Sonny ‐ a male child (a familiar term of address…
Houyhnhnm ‐ one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in Swift's…
Spontaneity ‐ the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings…
Harikari ‐ (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced…
Copland ‐ United States composer who developed a distinctly American music…