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interludes

interludes is the plural of interlude.

Meaning of interlude

Noun

interlude (plural interludes)

  1. An intervening episode, etc.
  2. 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]...
  3. A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.

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Questions about interludes

What is interludes the plural of?
Interludes is the plural of interlude.

Words near interludes in the dictionary

  1. interlucent
  2. interlude
  3. interluded
  4. interluder
  5. interluders
  6. interludes
  7. interludial
  8. interluding
  9. interluency
  10. interluminal
  11. interlunar

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