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intermezzo
[ in-ter-met-soh, -med-zoh ]
noun
, plural in·ter·mez·zos, in·ter·mez·zi [in-ter-, met, -see, -, med, -zee],
- a short dramatic, musical, or other entertainment of light character, introduced between the acts of a drama or opera.
- a short musical composition between main divisions of an extended musical work.
- a short, independent musical composition.
intermezzo
/ ˌɪntəˈmɛtsəʊ /
noun
- a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between the acts or scenes of an opera, drama, etc
- an instrumental piece either inserted between two longer movements in an extended composition or intended for independent performance
- another name for interlude
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intermezzo1
1805–15; < Italian < Late Latin intermedium; intermediary
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intermezzo1
C19: from Italian, from Late Latin intermedium interval; see intermediate
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Example Sentences
Later it is interrupted by a lyric intermezzo, brief but pathetically sweet.
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Then follows an Intermezzo in the key of the relative minor.
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Thus, in spite of the disturbing intermezzo, the concert terminated to the general satisfaction of all.
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She swung round on her music-stool and began the intermezzo again, getting up as her aunt entered with Edith.
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This note sounds much more clearly—one might say defiantly—through the last two acts of "Intermezzo."
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