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ENTR'ACTE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  ân'trakt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance
  2. [n]  the interlude between two acts of a play
 
 Synonyms: interlude, intermezzo
 
 See Also: interlude, show

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En`tr'acte"\, n. [F. Cf. {Interact}.]
1. The interval of time which occurs between the performance
   of any two acts of a drama.
2. A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between
   two acts of a drama.
 

 

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