intermede

noun

1. A short musical dramatic piece, of a light, pleasing, and sometimes burlesque character.

2. An interlude between the acts of a play or opera.

3. An intermediate

   an intermede between oil and water

Where it comes from

From French intermède, from Latin inter (“between”) + medius (“middle”). Compare Italian intermedio. Doublet of intermezzo.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry intermede (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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