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ˈvɔːdəvɪl Vaudeville Noun Entertainment Singing Dancing Vau De

Word3 vaudeville
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Phonetic /ˈvɔːdəvɪl/ /ˈvɔːdəvɪl/
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vaudeville

(noun)/ˈvɔːdəvɪl/ /ˈvɔːdəvɪl/
  1. a form of theatre or television entertainment that consists of a series of short performances, such as singing, dancing and funny acts
  2. a type of entertainment popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including singing, dancing and comedy
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    Word Origin

    • mid 18th cent.: from French, earlier vau de ville (or vire), said to be a name given originally to songs composed by Olivier Basselin, a 15th-cent. fuller born in Vau de Vire in Normandy.
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