entr'acte

noun

en·​tr'acte ˈäⁿ(n)-ˌtrakt 

-ˌträkt;

äⁿ(n)-ˈtrakt,

-ˈträkt 

1

: a dance, piece of music, or interlude performed between two acts of a play

2

: the interval between two acts of a play

Word History

Etymology

French, from entre- inter- + acte act

First Known Use

circa 1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1