INTERLUDES
Noun
interludes
plural of interlude
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
INTERLUDE
In`ter*lude, n. Etym: [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. inter
between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude. See
Ludicrous.]
1. 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.
Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes When monarch reason
sleeps. Dryden.
2. 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.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: 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.
INTERLUDE
In`ter*lude, n. Etym: [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. inter
between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude. See
Ludicrous.]
1. 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.
Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes When monarch reason
sleeps. Dryden.
2. 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.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition