interlocution

Examples

• All

• A brief interlocution was performed to entertain the audience while the stage was changed.

• The play featured a humorous interlocution between two characters during the intermission.

• The play featured a clever interlocution that provided comic relief.

• During the performance, the interlocution captivated the audience.

• In the middle of the show, a lively interlocution entertained the audience during the stage change.

• The actors performed a short interlocution that brought laughter to the viewers in between scenes.

• Before the next act, the playwright included an interlocution to add humor and engage the crowd.

Synonyms

I

interlude

vsinterlocution

6 5.8

A short performance, often music, performed between parts of a play or concert

is a short spoken dialogue instead of any general between-section performance

I

intermezzo

vsinterlocution

1 8.5

A short musical or stage piece played between parts of a longer show

is a brief dramatic dialogue rather than any musical intermission

D

duologue

vsinterlocution

• Literature

1 8.9

A conversation between two people, often in a play

is typically a short two-person staged dialogue placed between acts

E

entr'acte

vsinterlocution

9.9

A short break with a performance between the acts of a play or musical

is a brief staged dialogue rather than a mere break or performance

Antonyms

S

soliloquy

• Literature

8 8.9

A speech in a play where a character speaks thoughts aloud when alone

How Long

play

∞ 1.4

act

168 3.7

scene

∞ 1.9

interlocution

• Archaic

9.9

aside

• Literature

7 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology