| Interlude (interlude) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| In`ter*lude |
| [OE.
enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. inter between +
ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F.
interlude. See Ludicrous.]
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A short entertainment exhibited on the
stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the
afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting.
A form of English drama or play, usually
short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral
Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan
drama.
A short piece of
instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or
the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage
played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German
chorals after each line.
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