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karaoke

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kar·a·o·ke  (kâr-k)
n.
1. A music entertainment system providing prerecorded accompaniment to popular songs that a performer sings live, usually by following the words on a video screen.
2. The performance of such music.

[Japanese : kara, void, empty + oke(sutora), orchestra (from English orchestra).]

karaoke [ˌkɑːrəˈəʊkɪ]
n
a.  an entertainment of Japanese origin in which people take it in turns to sing well-known songs over a prerecorded backing tape
b.  (as modifier) a karaoke bar
[from Japanese, from kara empty + ōkesutora orchestra]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.karaokekaraoke - singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
Translations
karaoke [kɑːrəˈəʊkɪ] Nkaraoke m

karaoke [ˌkæriˈəʊki] nkaraoké m
karaoke machine nkaraoké m

karaoke
nKaraoke nt

karaoke [ˌkɑːrɪˈəʊkɪ] nkaraoke m inv
karaoke [ˌkɑːrɪˈəʊkɪ] nkaraoke m inv

karaoke غِنَاء مع الموسيقى karaoke karaoke Karaoke καραόκε karaoke karaoke karaoké karaoke karaoke カラオケ 노래방 karaoke karaoke karaoke karaoke, karaokê караоке karaoke การร้องเพลงไปกับทำนองเพลงที่มีเนื้อร้องบนจอทีวี karaoke karaokê 卡拉OK


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WHEN Gemini, Starr and Jewel got up to belt out their favorite hits on karaoke night at Ricky Gene's bar in Lomita, everyone took note.
FOR THE TWO DECADES after it began rather quietly in a Kobe bar in 1971, karaoke seemed almost recession-proof.
Singing standards isn't just for Liza Minnelli (and the men who look like her) anymore, and karaoke machines aren't just for Tokyo families and rest home retirees.
 
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