INTERMEZZO


Meaning of INTERMEZZO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈmet-(ˌ)sō, -ˈmed-(ˌ)zō ]

noun

( plural in·ter·mez·zi -(ˌ)sē, -(ˌ)zē ; or -zos )

Etymology: Italian, ultimately from Latin intermedius intermediate

Date: 1771

1. : a short light entr'acte

2.

a. : a movement coming between the major sections of an extended musical work (as an opera)

b. : a short independent instrumental composition

3. : a usually brief interlude or diversion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.