entr'acte
- noun
- /ˌɑːnˈtrækt/
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entreacto
- We enter during an entr'acte; and before the stage, which is not deep but lofty, sways lightly in the draught a gay crape curtain.
Examples
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The play featured an entr'acte where dancers performed to entertain the audience.
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Handel's "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba," an entr'acte from Solomon, naturally calls for movement.
Academic text (1998) -
What if we interpret this scene as the entr'acte between Bloom's quotidian conversations and his imminent scene of writing?
Academic text (2017) -
The videos of each projection were segmented, stopping and starting in a kind of nonthematic orchestration, like entr'acte organ music.
Academic text (1998) -
"Yeah, a break, a time-out, interlude, caesura, recess, breather, entr'acte."
Fiction book (1991) -
During the entr'acte, the audience enjoyed refreshments and discussed the first act.
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After the first act, the cast took a break for an entr'acte while the set was changed.
Synonyms
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2.7
A live show of a play, concert, or dance for an audience
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5.8
A short performance, often music, performed between parts of a play or concert
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8.5
A short musical or stage piece played between parts of a longer show
A short acted scene that appears between the acts of a play
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Etymology
Entr'acte comes from French parts entre ('between') and acte ('act'), and the acte part is the same as English act. So it literally means 'between acts' and refers to a short break or a small performance between the acts of a play.