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in·ter·mez·zo \ˌintə(r)ˈmet(ˌ)sō sometimes -ed(ˌ)zō\ noun (plural intermez·zi \-sē, -zē\ ; or intermezzos) Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin intermedium — more at intermedium 1. : a short light sometimes burlesque musical or dramatic piece presented between the acts of serious drama or opera 2. a. : a humorous musical play in the 16th and 17th centuries the acts of which alternated with those of the principal work b. : a movement coming between the major sections of a symphony or other extended work c. : a short independent instrumental composition 3. : diversion, episode, affair, interlude < pretty lady who created a domestic intermezzo — Newsweek > |