interlude

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in·ter·lude | \ ˈin-tər-ˌlüd

Definition of interlude

1 : an intervening or interruptive period, space, or event : interval

2 : a musical composition inserted between the parts of a longer composition, a drama, or a religious service

3 : a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment

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She left for a brief interlude. He has resumed his acting career after a two-year interlude. They always met in the city for their romantic interludes. a drama with musical interludes

Recent Examples on the Web In a strangely oblivious interlude, the assistant steels herself and walks over to the H.R. department to blow the whistle. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Finally, a Harvey Weinstein Movie," 25 Jan. 2020 In an interactive interlude, audience members are invited to take out their cellphones and add their families’ migration histories to a map of the world, which lights up onstage with a profusion of far-reaching paths. — New York Times, "A Show Reminds Young Audiences: We All Got Here From Somewhere," 9 Jan. 2020 In 1918 the fledgling Moldovan Republic united with Romania for a brief interlude. — The Economist, "Rolled over A pro-Western government has been pushed out in Moldova," 12 Dec. 2019 Two big stages are then scheduled in the Pyrenees before a maritime interlude on the Atlantic Coast linking the island of Oleron to the Ile de Re. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2020 Tour de France: Mountains galore for pure climbers," 15 Oct. 2019 The Omni Quartet and Cleveland Orchestra flutist Joshua Smith will perform a musical interlude. — Steven Litt, cleveland, "Memorial celebration for architect Peter van Dijk set for Saturday October 19 at 2 p.m. at Severance Hall," 12 Oct. 2019 The 2015 stage adaptation, written by Ernie Nolan, pads out the action with plenty of musical interludes, dragon dancing, taco eating and nonsense. — oregonlive, "‘Dragons Love Tacos’ is a play for kids, so we asked a kid to review it," 20 Jan. 2020 The idea of decisive victory predicated on success in battle is simply a historical curio that, one interlude aside, has seldom had much relevance to the material realities of war. Long live victory! — Cian O'driscoll, Quartz, "The myth of victory in modern warfare," 2 Dec. 2019 End of the Century Two men, an Argentine and a Spaniard, share a romantic interlude in Barcelona. — Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, "New movies in L.A. this week: Brad Pitt in ‘Ad Astra,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ and more," 15 Sep. 2019

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