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INTERMEZZO

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected form: intermezzi  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

entr'acte; interlude; intermezzo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("intermezzo" is a kind of...):

show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or operaplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("intermezzo" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A short movement coming between the major sections of a symphonyplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("intermezzo" is a kind of...):

movement (a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata)

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