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interludere
Medieval Latin · medieval
"to play between"
to play between, from inter- (between) and ludere (to play)
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interludium
Medieval Latin · medieval
"a performance played between acts"
formed as a noun for a performance played between the acts of a play
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interlude
English · 1300s
"a pause or intervening period between events"
settled as the English word for a pause or intervening period between events
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