/ ˌɪntəˈmetsəʊ; NAmE ˌɪntərˈmetsoʊ/ noun
( pl. inter·mezzi / -ˈmetsiː; NAmE / or inter·mezzos / -ˈmetsəʊz; NAmE -ˈmetsoʊz/) ( music ) (from Italian ) a short piece of music for the orchestra that is played between two parts in an opera or other musical performance
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Italian , from Latin intermedium interval, neuter of intermedius , from inter- between + medius middle.