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‖ entr'acte|ɑ̃trakt|
[Fr. entr'acte, f. entre between + acte act.]
a. The interval between two acts of a play in a theatrical performance.
b. A performance of music, dancing, etc., taking place between the acts.
[1750Chesterfield Lett. (1774) I. clxxxvii. 563 Play..is only the ‘inter-acts’ of other amusements.] 1842J. F. Warner Univ. Dict. Mus. Terms p. xxxvi, Entr' Acte, the music played between the acts of a French play. 1849(title) The theatrical programme, and entr'acte. 23 July. 1863Ouida Held in Bondage (1870) 52 That old man there, who droops his head, takes snuff during the entr'actes. 1884Stevenson New Arab. Nts. 310 It was more like an entr'acte in a farce of Molière's. |