Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Intermezzo \In`ter*mez"zo\, n. [It. See {Intermede}.] (Mus.)
   An interlude; an intermede. See {Intermede}.

Source : WordNet®

intermezzo
     n 1: a short movement coming between the major sections of a
          symphony
     2: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance
        between acts of a drama or opera
     3: a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the
        sections of another performance [syn: {interlude}, {entr'acte}]
     [also: {intermezzi} (pl)]