noun
Meaning 1
An interval between two acts of a play or opera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
entr'acte
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɒn.tɹækt/
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UK: /ɒnˈtɹækt/
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UK: /ˈɒ̃.tɹækt/
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UK: /ɒ̃ˈtɹækt/
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US: /ˈɑnˌtɹækt/
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US: /ˈɑnˌtɹɑkt/
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US: /ɑ̃.tɹækt/
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rhymes with (UK) -ɒntɹækt
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rhymes with (UK) -ækt
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rhymes with (US) -ɑntɹækt
noun
Meaning 2
Another performance, such as a piece of music or a dance, during this.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interlude, intermezzo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: show
noun
Meaning 4
the interlude between two acts of a play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interlude
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French entre Latin actusbor. French acte French entr'actebor. English entr'acte Borrowed from French entr'acte.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: antrakt — interval between two acts
- Bulgarian: антра́кт (antrákt) — interval between two acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 幕間曲 /幕间曲 (mùjiānqǔ) — interval between two acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 間奏曲 /间奏曲 (jiānzòuqǔ) — interval between two acts
- Finnish: väliaika — interval between two acts
- French: entracte — interval between two acts
- Polish: antrakt — interval between two acts
- Russian: антра́кт (antrákt) — interval between two acts
- Scottish Gaelic: eadar-ghnìomh — interval between two acts
- Spanish: entreacto — interval between two acts
- Turkish: antrakt — interval between two acts
- Finnish: väliaikaohjelma — another performance during this interval
- French: entracte — another performance during this interval
- Italian: intermezzo — another performance during this interval
- Spanish: entreacto — another performance during this interval