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intermezzo definition

in·ter·mezzo (in′tər met′sō′, -med′zō′)

noun pl. intermezzos -·zos′ or intermezzi -·zi′ (-sē′, -zē′)

  1. a short, light dramatic, musical, or ballet entertainment between the acts of a play or opera
  2. Music
    1. a short movement connecting the main parts of a composition
    2. any of certain short instrumental pieces similar to this

Etymology: It < L intermedius: see intermediate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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