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Definition of: intermezzo
(in′tər·met′sō, -med′zō) noun plural ·zos or ·zi (-sē, -zē)
1. A song, chorus, or short ballet given between the acts of a play or opera.
2. A short light movement connecting the main divisions of a large musical composition; also, a short piece of instrumental music composed in this style to be played independently. [<Ital. <L intermedius intermediate]
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