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- Dictionaryentr'acte/ˈɒntrakt/
noun
- 1. an interval between two acts of a play or opera.
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The meaning of ENTR'ACTE is a dance, piece of music, or interlude performed between two acts of a play.
Entr'acte (or entracte, French pronunciation:; German: Zwischenspiel and Zwischenakt, Italian: intermezzo, Spanish: intermedio and intervalo) means 'between the acts'. It can mean a pause between two parts of a stage production, synonymous to an intermission (this is nowadays the more common meaning in French), but it more often (in ...
Entr'acte definition: the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance.. See examples of ENTR'ACTE used in a sentence.
In theater, an entr'acte is a pause between sections of a play. You can also call an entr'acte an intermission — and it's a good time to stretch your legs or check your text messages.
noun, plural en·tr'actes [ahn-trakts, ahn-trakts; French ah n-t r a kt]. /ɑnˈtrækts, ˈɑn trækts; French ɑ̃ˈtrakt/. the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance.
entr'acte in American English. (ɑːnˈtrækt, ˈɑːntrækt, French ɑ̃ːˈtʀakt) noun Word forms: plural -tr'actes (-ˈtrækts, -trækts, French -ˈtʀakt) 1. the interval between two consecutive acts of a theatrical or operatic performance. 2. a performance, as of music or dancing, given during such an interval. 3.
1. (Theatre) an interval between two acts of a play or opera. 2. (Theatre) (esp formerly) an entertainment during an interval, such as dancing between acts of an opera. [C19: French, literally: between-act]
