interlude
An intervening episode, etcAn intervening episode, etc.
» Democracy will only have been a short interlude in the history of humanity.
Die Demokratie wird nur ein kurzes Zwischenspiel in der Menschheitsgeschichte gewesen sein. — manese
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3 sensesAn intervening episode, etc.
Zwischenspiel
интерлю́дияintɛrljúdija
an intervening period or episode
An entertainment between the acts of a play.
интерлю́дияintɛrljúdija
A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
интерлю́дияintɛrljúdija
Examples
2 sentencesDemocracy will only have been a short interlude in the history of humanity.
deDie Demokratie wird nur ein kurzes Zwischenspiel in der Menschheitsgeschichte gewesen sein. — manese
And then we'll hear a Story Interlude about Mark Twain, a famous American writer, and his popular novel, Tom Sawyer.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”).From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”).
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Forms
plural: interludesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a brief show (music or dance etc.) inserted between the sections of a longer performance:intermezzoentr'acte
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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