First Known Use: circa 1842
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entr'acte
noun en·tr'acte \ˈäⁿ(n)-ˌtrakt, -ˌträkt, äⁿ(n)-ˈ\
Definition of ENTR'ACTE
1
: a dance, piece of music, or interlude performed between two acts of a play
2
: the interval between two acts of a play
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Origin of ENTR'ACTE
French, from entre- inter- + acte act
Rhymes with ENTR'ACTE
abstract, attract, class act, compact, contact, contract, crookbacked, detract, didact, diffract, distract, enact, epact, exact, extract, humpbacked, hunchbacked, impact, infract, intact, mossbacked, playact, protract, react, redact, refract, retract, sex act, subtract, swaybacked, transact, unbacked
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