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1. (n.) vaudeville
a form of popular entertainment in the U.S. from the late 1800s to the mid 1920s, having a program of separate and varied acts.
2. vaudeville
a light theatrical piece interspersed with songs and dances.
Etymology: (1730–40; < F, shortened alter. of MF chanson du vau de Vire song of the vale of Vire, a valley of Calvados, France, noted for satirical folksongs)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) vaudeville, music hall
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Vaudeville
a kind of song of a lively character, frequently embodying a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air in couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song
2. (noun) Vaudeville
a theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the dialogue of which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set to familiar airs
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Vaudeville
a light, lively song with topical allusions; also a dramatic poem interspersed with comic songs of the kind and dances.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Vaudeville
A matter of verve, nerve and vermilion.
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Sense: the type of theatre show in which there is a variety of short acts; music-hall
There are very few theatres now where vaudeville is performed.
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 Afrikaans: variété |
 Arabic: فودفيل: إسْتِعْراض مَسْرَ |
 Bulgarian: водевил |
 Brazilian: teatro de revista |
 Czech: varieté, kabaret |
 German: heitere Tanz- und Singver |
 Danish: syngespil; vaudeville |
 Greek: βαριετέ |
 Spanish: vodevil |
 Estonian: vodevill |
 Farsi: نمایش چندگانه |
 Finnish: vaudeville |
 French: (spectacle de) variétés |
 Hebrew: ווּדבִיל |
 Hindi: नाटिका |
 Croatian: vodvilj, varijete |
 Hungarian: énekes-zenés vígjáték |
 Indonesian: pertunjukan petilan |
 Icelandic: (farsakennd) gamansÿning |
 Italian: (spettacolo di varietà) |
 Japanese: 寄席演芸 |
 Korean: 보드빌, 노래와 희극 등을 섞은 쇼 |
 Lithuanian: vodevilis |
 Latvian: vodeviļa |
 Malay: persembahan aneka ragam |
 Dutch: variété |
 Norwegian: varietéforestilling |
 Polish: teatr rozmaitości |
 Portuguese: teatro de revista |
 Romanian: (spectacol de) varietăţi |
 Russian: водевиль |
 Slovak: varieté, kabaret |
 Slovenian: veseloigra |
 Serbian: vodvilj |
 Swedish: varieté, revy |
 Thai: รายการแสดงหลากหลาย |
 Turkish: vodvil, taşlamalı güldürü |
 Taiwanese: 歌舞雜耍表演 |
 Ukrainian: водевіль; вар'єте |
 Urdu: ہفت رنگي تماشا |
 Vietnamese: chương trình tạp kỹ |
 Chinese: 轻歌舞剧，歌舞杂耍 |
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