how to pronounce interlude

/ˈɪn.tə.luːd/

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interlude is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of interlude in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… lead to an amusing interlude in the …”

meanings of interlude

noun:

An intervening episode, etc.
A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
An entertainment between the acts of a play.

verb:

To provide with an interlude.

interlude frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word interlude occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics interlude can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that interlude can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;