"intermezzo" in the noun sense
1. intermezzo
a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
2. intermezzo
a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
3. interlude, intermezzo, entr'acte
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
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