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show business

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show business
n.
The entertainment industry.
show business
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) the entertainment industry, including theatre, films, television, and radio Informal term show biz
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.show business - those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theatershow business - those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater
entertainment industry, show biz
industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"
film industry, movie industry - the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies
Translations
show business [ˈʃəʊˌbɪznɪs] show biz [ˈʃəʊˌbɪz] (fam) n → mondo dello spettacolo
show business → مجال الاستعراض zábavní průmysl showbusiness Showgeschäft βιομηχανία θεάματος mundo del espectáculo viihdeala industrie du spectacle šoubiznis industria dello spettacolo ショービジネス 쇼 비즈니스 showbusiness underholdningsbransje show-biznes mundo do espectáculo, mundo do espetáculo индустрия развлечений nöjesbranschen ธุรกิจการบันเทิง eğlence sanayii ngành kinh doanh giải trí 演艺界
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He gave little to life, asked little of life, and, in the show business, was a recluse in the very heart of life.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
He happened to be picked up by some travelling show, and, partly because he was nearly a dwarf, and partly because he was really a clever little wretch, he got on quite well in the show business, and was soon sent up to the Aquarium, to do some tricks that I forget.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
 
 
 
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