interlude
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈɪntərˌluːd/
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interludio
- On the first day of summer, Paul had just set the scene for a romantic interlude with Sara.
- a brief interlude
OK, that's a mathematical interlude for tonight, complex vector spaces.
- OK, that's a mathematical interlude for tonight, complex vector spaces.
- Oh, well, all right, we're going to have a quick interlude of honorable mentions that I read and I personally didn't enjoy, but perhaps you will.
- Today I'm taking a brief interlude from motherhood to give you guys some exciting news, but also to answer some questions that you had about ORIC.
- A mild and moony interlude, happy when alone and not myself.
- That was just a little some lolly tidbit, a little lolly interlude there.
Examples
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So much for my quiet interlude in the country.
Fiction book (2000) -
Thank god for these little interludes.
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Yes, we have a victory to celebrate... and yes, we have another campaign ahead... but in this interlude between them, we face....
Fiction book (1998) -
It was a brief interlude of infidelity, and it happened years ago.
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Apparently, Montmirail refers to an idyllic interlude he spent with Mama as a young man before he was married.
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Twenty years of solitude is an interlude to him, a parenthesis.
Academic text (1991) -
July came in with thunderstorms and sultry interludes between the outbursts.
Fiction book (2002) -
The concert featured an interlude where the dancers entertained the audience before the main show resumed.
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Their vacation included a peaceful interlude at the beach, contrasting with the busy city life they left behind.
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After the intense meeting, there was a short interlude for refreshments before the discussion resumed.
Synonyms
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3.0
A short time when something stops or is delayed
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3.0
During the time between two events
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6.3
A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary
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5.4
The time between one event and the next
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3.2
The time between two events
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
interlude = inter (semi-transparent) = inter + lude
The prefix 'inter-' helps signal an intervening period, but 'lude' is not a standalone English base, so the temporal sense is a metaphorical extension and only partially transparent.
Etymology
Interlude comes from inter- 'between' and Latin ludere 'to play', so you can think of it as a 'between' moment. That's why an interlude can mean a short time or episode that interrupts what is happening, like a calm pause or a small break between events.