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New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

Meaning of "interlude" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTERLUDE

From Medieval Latin interlūdium, from Latin inter- + lūdus play.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERLUDE

interlude  [ˈɪntəˌluːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERLUDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Interlude is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTERLUDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Interlude

Interlude may refer to: ▪ a short play or, in general, any representation between parts of a larger stage production ▪ Entr'acte, a piece of music performed between acts of a theatrical production, or a short play-within-a-play within a larger theatrical work ▪ Morality play, a modern critical term describing Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainments that were known as "Interludes" ▪ a section in a movement of a musical piece, see: Bridge or Break ▪ a piece of music composed of one or more movements, to be inserted between sections of another composition: see also intermezzo, and for the Baroque era: sinfonia...

Definition of interlude in the English dictionary

The first definition of interlude in the dictionary is a period of time or different activity between longer periods, processes, or events; episode or interval. Other definition of interlude is a short dramatic piece played separately or as part of a longer entertainment, common in 16th-century England. Interlude is also a brief piece of music, dance, etc, given between the sections of another performance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERLUDE


allude
əˈluːd
collude
kəˈluːd
conclude
kənˈkluːd
delude
dɪˈluːd
elude
ɪˈluːd
exclude
ɪkˈskluːd
flued
ˈfluːd
illude
ɪˈluːd
include
ɪnˈkluːd
interclude
ˌɪntəˈkluːd
lewd
luːd
lude
luːd
occlude
əˈkluːd
overlewd
ˌəʊvəˈluːd
postlude
ˈpəʊstluːd
preclude
prɪˈkluːd
quaalude
ˈkweɪluːd
seclude
sɪˈkluːd
slewed
sluːd
unglued
ʌnˈɡluːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERLUDE

interlobular
interlocal
interlocation
interlock
interlocker
interlocking directorates
interlocution
interlocutor
interlocutorily
interlocutory
interlocutress
interlocutrice
interlocutrix
interloop
interlope
interloper
interludial
interlunar
interlunary
interlunation

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERLUDE

altitude
amplitude
attitude
chorale prelude
Claude
crude
disillude
dude
gratitude
Jude
latitude
longitude
magnitude
multitude
musical interlude
nude
order of magnitude
prelude
rude
solitude

Synonyms and antonyms of interlude in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTERLUDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «interlude» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of interlude

Translation of «interlude» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERLUDE

Find out the translation of interlude to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of interlude from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «interlude» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

间歇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intervalo
570 millions of speakers

English

interlude
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अन्तराल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فاصلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интерлюдия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

interlúdio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্ভনাটিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intervalle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Interlude
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Intermezzo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

合間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

막간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Interlude
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lớp kịch ngắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைவேளையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यांतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

interlüd
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intervallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

interludium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інтерлюдія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

interludiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιντερλούδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tussenspel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mellanspel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

interlude
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of interlude

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERLUDE»

The term «interlude» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.008 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERLUDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «interlude» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «interlude» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about interlude

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3 QUOTES WITH «INTERLUDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word interlude.
1
Sarah Ban Breathnach
New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.
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Georges Clemenceau
I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war.
3
Cybill Shepherd
I had the serendipity of modeling during a temporary interlude between Twiggy and Kate Moss, when it was actually okay for women to look as if we ate and enjoyed life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERLUDE»

Discover the use of interlude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to interlude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Interlude in Death
Sent off planet to attend a seminar at a large law enforcement conference to be held at a posh resort owned by her husband Roarke, Lieutenant Eve Dallas finds her sojourn interrupted by murder, a case complicated by her personal history ...
J. D. Robb, 2006
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Japan's American Interlude
This book deals with the American interlude in the history of Japan during which time that country was not only occupied by American troops and politically controlled by American officials but was subjected to almost every conceivable ...
Kazuo Kawai, 1979
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Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure
Odd Thomas visits Harmony Corner, a seemingly peaceful ten-cottage motor lodge where evil awaits, in a thriller that takes place between the events of "Odd Hours" and "Odd Apocalypse."
Dean Ray Koontz, 2013
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A Mere Interlude
Will her other, brief love remain a secret? United by the theme of love, the writings in the Great Loves series span over two thousand years and vastly different worlds.
Thomas Hardy, 2007
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Strange Interlude
The play exemplifies O'Neill's ability to explore the limits of the human predicament, even as he sounds the depths of his audiences' hearts and it was probably the furor of discussion aroused by the novelty both of theme and treatment in ...
Eugene O'Neill, 2004
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Psychotic Interlude
"'Psychotic Interlude' may come over as less polished than Sue Holt's previous work but there is a rawness and honesty that shines through.
Sue Holt, 2011
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Interlude
A story of a family of consequence who, after decades of frequent nefarious dealings, have created a hierarchy now led by a woman that considers herself beyond reproach.
Don E. Finegold, 2002
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Pacific Interlude
During World War II in the Pacific, young Syl Grant, commander of a retread ammunition tanker, tries to overcome the explosive tensions of his maverick crew in preparation for the final attack on Japan
Sloan Wilson, 1982
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Odd Interlude #1 (An Odd Thomas Story)
Here is the spine-tingling 70-page first installment of this super-charged stand-alone Odd adventure. THERE’S ROOM AT THE INN. BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT.
Dean Koontz, 2012
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Sri Lanka: A Dangerous Interlude
A Dangerous Interlude Apratim Mukarji. significantly, it was the oft-confusing borders between the high security zones (HSZs) which in many cases almost tended to intervene into each other, thus heightening the danger of a sudden flare-up, ...
Apratim Mukarji, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERLUDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term interlude is used in the context of the following news items.
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Train Reading: Watching Wall Street Do What It Does Best …
A musical interlude: Os Mutantes; A Minha Menina – YouTube. - The first Periscope star shows the platform doesn't need Twitter – Digiday. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
See CeeLo's interactive 'Robin Williams' music video - Mashable
Image: CeeLo Green/Interlude ... by Vania Heymann and created by media and technology company Interlude) and the forthcoming album. «Mashable, Jul 15»
3
On 'Cutting Off' An Interview Subject : NPR Ombudsman : NPR
And in fact, Tallo said, the minor cleaning up gained a few more seconds than needed, enough for the customary short musical interlude. «NPR, Jul 15»
4
The Diamonds' Dave Somerville dead at 81 - NY Daily News
It featured several familiar trappings of 1950s vocal group harmony, including a talking bass interlude and its signature high "yi-yi-yi" chorus. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Pentaquarks: A New State of Matter
There was an interlude around 2004 when some physicists thought they found them, but subsequent higher statistics measurements ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Mongols prospect arrested in Fernvale for drug charges | Ipswich …
Operation Lima Interlude has now made 146 arrests on 371 charges, including 31 traffickers. The investigation is continuing with further arrests ... «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
7
Americano Freestyle Tapas Bar infuses snacks with Spanish flair
Through the courses of hot and cold plates, it makes a rich yet refreshing interlude. Don't pass on the paella. Initially, we weren't excited by the ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
8
Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 Preview: Sunday: Chicagoist
... stretching from guitar riff a la Peter Buck low on oxygen to a patient, drum-driven interlude that decrescendos into a complicated demise. «Chicagoist, Jul 15»
9
BBC Sport - Barcelona's elections: The political world of a superclub
But this is Barca, a place where no day is dull and every interlude merely provides an opportunity for the latest controversy to erupt. BBC Sport ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
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Race the clock: Key Democrats size up Obama's Iran deal
The congressional review of President Barack Obama's deal on Iran's nuclear capability is a hard-won interlude that lawmakers insisted on as part of their ... «Live 5 News, Jul 15»

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