interlude

noun

a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance

an intervening period or episode

verb

perform an interlude

Roots

interinter- · Latin · between, within ludo-lud · Latin · play

Synonyms for interlude

intermezzon intermissionn ritornello interruptionn pausen epiloguen intervaln hiatusn caesuran prologuen

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Where does interlude come from?

The word interlude breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -lud, from Latin ludo (“play”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.