intermezzi

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A form of intermezzo — A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude.

Scrabble 30

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of intermezzo; Alternative form of intermezzos.

Origin

  1. Italianintermezzi
  2. Italianintermezzi
  3. Englishintermezzi

Borrowed from Italian intermezzi.

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