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intermezzi

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in⋅ter⋅mez⋅zo

  [in-ter-met-soh, -med-zoh]
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–noun, plural -mez⋅zos, -mez⋅zi  [-met-see, -med-zee] ,
1. a short dramatic, musical, or other entertainment of light character, introduced between the acts of a drama or opera.
2. a short musical composition between main divisions of an extended musical work.
3. a short, independent musical composition.
Origin:
1805–15; < It < LL intermedium; see intermediary
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in·ter·mez·zo   (ĭn'tər-mět'sō, -měd'zō)   
n.   pl. in·ter·mez·zos or in·ter·mez·zi (-sē, -zē)

  1. A brief entertainment between two acts of a play; an entr'acte.

  2. Music

    1. A short movement separating the major sections of a lengthy composition or work.

    2. An independent instrumental composition having the character of such a movement.


[Italian, from Latin intermedius, intermediate; see intermediate.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

intermezzo 
1834, from It. intermezzo, from L. intermedius (see intermediate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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