interlude en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/
- /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Latin lūdō English interlude From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”).
Meanings
- An intervening episode, etc.
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An entertainment between the acts of a play.
[O]ur ovvne Statutes […] preciſely prohibit the ſatyricall depraving, traducing, or derogation of the Common Prayer-Booke, and of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in any Enterludes, Playes or Rimes, (in vvhich kinde Playes had been formerly peccant) under ſevere penalties.
1632 (indicated as 1633), William Prynne, “Actus 3, Scena Sexta”, in Histrio-mastix. The Players Scourge, or, Actors Tragædie, […], London: […] E[lizabeth] A[llde,] [Thomas Cotes, Augustine Matthews] and W[illiam] I[ones] for Michael Sparke, […], →OCLC, 1st part, page 123:
- A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interludes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| enterlude | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Quaalude · interludial · interluder
Translations (47)
bg интерлюдия (entertainment between the acts of a play) · hi अंतरा (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · fr interlude (intervening episode etc) · pt interlúdio (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · pl intermezzo (entertainment between the acts of a play) · fr interlude (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · eo interakto (entertainment between the acts of a play) · hy անտրակտ (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · eo interakto (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · fr interlude (entertainment between the acts of a play) · pl wstawka (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · es interludio (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · hy միջնախաղ (intervening episode etc) · pl wstawka (intervening episode etc) · hy միջերգ (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · pl wstawka (entertainment between the acts of a play) · pl intermedium (entertainment between the acts of a play) · bg промеждутъчен епизод (intervening episode etc) · de Zwischenspiel (intervening episode etc) · fa میانپرده (entertainment between the acts of a play) · ca interludi (entertainment between the acts of a play) · ja 幕間 (entertainment between the acts of a play) · pl interludium (entertainment between the acts of a play) · pl interludium (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · hy էպիզոդ (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · pt interlúdio (entertainment between the acts of a play) · hy միջնախաղ (entertainment between the acts of a play) · ru интерлю́дия (entertainment between the acts of a play) · el ιντερλούδιο (entertainment between the acts of a play) · fi välisoitto (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · pl intermedium (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · ru интерлю́дия (intervening episode etc) · ja 間奏 (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · fi välinäytös (entertainment between the acts of a play) · ru интерлю́дия (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · hi अंतराल (intervening episode etc) · ca interludi (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · ja 幕間 (intervening episode etc) · hy ինտերմեդիա (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · pl intermezzo (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · ja 間章 (intervening episode etc) · it interludio (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · es interludio (entertainment between the acts of a play) · hy միջնարար (entertainment between the acts of a play) · hy անտրակտ (entertainment between the acts of a play) · bg интермецо (short piece put between the parts of a longer composition) · it interludio (entertainment between the acts of a play)