INTERMEZZI

INTERMEZZO

interlude, intermezzo, entr'acte

(noun) a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance

intermezzo

(noun) a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera

intermezzo

(noun) a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intermezzi

plural of intermezzo; Alternative form of intermezzos

Source: Wiktionary


INTERMEZZO

In`ter*mez"zo, n. Etym: [It. See Intermede.] (Mus.)

Definition: An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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