After a brief interlude, Caesar decided to join the army once again and left Rome. While he was sailing across the sea, a group of pirates kidnapped him.
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Interlude
/ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/
Synonyms for "interlude" (154 found)
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curtain raiserday offdelaydevelopmentdivertimentodivertissementdivisiondowntimedropenforced respiteepilogueepisodeexodeexodusexpositionexpository scenefalderalfigurefinalefolderol
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gaphalf timehalf-time intermissionhalthappy hourharmonic closehesitationhiatushoke actholidayidyllinterimintermezzointermissionintermitintermittence
Noun(9 words)
digressiondramatic interludeentr'acteeonintermezziintermezzointermezzosintermission pieceinterpolation
Preposition(1 words)
entre temps
Related words (77)
interregnuminterruptionintervalinterveneintroductionintroductory phraselacunalapselayoffletuplullmeantimemeanwhilemeasuremovementmusical phrasemusical sentencenapnumberoff-time
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ornamentparenthesispartpassagepauseperiodphraseplateaupoint of reposeprologuequiet spellrecessrefrainreliefremissionresolutionrespiteresponserestresting pointritornelloroutinescenesectionshticksketchskitsong and dancespellstand downstand-downstand-up comedy actstanzastatementstaystopstoppagestrainstripteasesurceasesuspensiontailpiecetake fivetea breaktime offtime outtruceturntuttitutti passagevacationvariationversewait
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6 entriesbrief interludedramatic interludeinterlude between actsmusical interludenarrative interludeshort interlude
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After a harrowing interlude in Djibouti, where she says Oromo asylum-seekers were being rounded up and deported because of an agreement with the Ethiopian government, Ranna's smuggler booked her, her mother and her brother on a flight to Indonesia.
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And then we'll hear a Story Interlude about Mark Twain, a famous American writer, and his popular novel, Tom Sawyer.
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Democracy will only have been a short interlude in the history of humanity.
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