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pastime collapse: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

song and dance collapse: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing

exodus collapse: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

curtain raiser collapse: any preliminary activity; a short play presented before the main play

enjoyment collapse: act of receiving pleasure from something; the pleasure felt when having a good time

entertain collapse: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"; provide entertainment for

finale collapse: the concluding part of any performance; the closing section of a musical composition

distraction collapse: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"; mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"; an obstacle to attention

intermezzo collapse: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera; a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

minstrel collapse: a performer in a minstrel show; celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

relaxation collapse: a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount; an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"; (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance; (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

pleasure collapse: sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"; an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"; a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President"; a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

entertainment collapse: an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

epilogue collapse: a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"; a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

dissipation collapse: breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"

medley collapse: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

minstrel show collapse: a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

interlude collapse: a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance; an intervening period or episode; perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"

ballet collapse: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

musical collapse: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing; characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"; talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"; characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

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