interlude
/ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/
interlude noun: an intervening episode, etc.
Noun
interlude (plural interludes)
- An intervening episode, etc.
- 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]...
- A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
Verb
interlude (third-person singular simple present interludes, present participle interluding, simple past and past participle interluded)
- To provide with an interlude.
- Jimmy Jam, co-producer of Ms. Jackson’s heavily interluded and influential 1989 album, “Rhythm Nation 1814” (and producer of a forthcoming album by Usher with interludes), also defended them.2007 February 18, Tammy La Gorce, “Between Songs, Interludes That Fall Upon Deaf Ears”, in New York Times
- To serve as an interlude.
- During some brief, interluding, silent pauses in their interview thus far, Pierre had heard a soft, slow, sad, to-and-fro, meditative stepping on the floor above; […]1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities
interlude meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
interlude in Hindi
- intervening episode etc
- अंतराल antrāl
- short piece put between the parts of a longer composition
- अंतरा antrā
interlude in Tamil
- இடைநாடகம், அசையிடை
interlude in Urdu
- وقفہ
interlude in Bengali
- বিরতি, দুই ঘটনার মধ্যবর্তী সময়
More languagesFewer languages
- interlude in Malayalam
- ഇടവേളയിലെ സംഗീതം, മധ്യരംഗം, വിശ്രമസമയം, ഉപനാടകം
- interlude in Kannada
- ಬಿಡುವು, ಬಿಡುವಿನ ಹಾಡು
- interlude in Punjabi
- ਇੰਟਰਲੂਡ
- interlude in Persian
- میانپرده miyân-parde
Examples of interlude in a sentence
- These frame tale interludes frequently include transcriptions of Italian folk songs.
- Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.
- Tells Dougie he′s not a two-pot screamer like him, leaves feeling much better for the little interlude.
Forms of interlude
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | interludes |
| alternative form | enterlude |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | interludes |
| present participle | interluding |
| past participle | interluded |
| past | interluded |
Origin of interlude
From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”).
Words formed from interlude
Questions about interlude
- What does interlude mean?
- Interlude means an intervening episode, etc.
- What is interlude in Hindi?
- Interlude in Hindi is अंतराल (antrāl), अंतरा (antrā). See Interlude meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is interlude?
- Interlude can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce interlude?
- Interlude is pronounced /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/.
- What is the plural of interlude?
- The plural of interlude is interludes.
Words near interlude in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: interlude (page history and authors); interlude (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interlude (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Interlude (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interlude (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interlude (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interlude (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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