intermezzo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
  2. noun a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
  3. noun a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
    entr'acte; interlude.

WordNet

In`ter*mez"zo noun
Etymology
It. See Intermede.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede.

Webster 1913