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intermezzo

noun

NAmE//ˌɪntərˈmɛtsoʊ//

, NAmE//ˌɪntərˈmɛdzoʊ//

(pl. intermezzi

NAmE//ˌɪntərˈmɛtsi//

, NAmE//ˌɪntərˈmɛdzi//

or intermezzos

) (from Italian) (music)

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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