Intermede \In"ter*mede\, n. [F. interm[`e]de, fr. L. inter
between + medius, adj., middle; cf. It. intermedio. Cf.
{Intermezzo}.]
A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing,
sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced
between the acts of a play or an opera.
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