entracte

See also: entr'acte

English

Noun

entracte (plural entractes)

  1. Alternative form of entr'acte.
    • 2019, Russell Fraser, Moderns Worth Keeping:
      I remember smoking in the entracte at Covent Garden Opera with my friend Paul, […]

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From entre +‎ acte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁakt/
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Noun

entracte m (plural entractes)

  1. (theater) interval; intermission
  2. (theater) interval act; half-time show

Descendants

  • → English: entr'acte, entracte
  • → Russian: антракт (antrakt)
  • → Turkish: antrakt

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