vaudeville

vaude·ville  (vôdvl, vd-, vôd-)

n.

1.

a. Stage entertainment offering a variety of short acts such as slapstick turns, song-and-dance routines, and juggling performances.

b. A theatrical performance of this kind; a variety show.

2. A light comic play that often includes songs, pantomime, and dances.

3. A popular, often satirical song.

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[French, alteration of Old French vaudevire, occasional or topical light popular song, possibly short for chanson du Vau de Vire, song of Vau de Vire, a valley of northwest France, or perhaps dialectal vauder, to go + virer, to turn; see veer¹.]

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vaudeville [ˈvəʊdəvɪl ˈvɔː-]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Chiefly US and Canadian variety entertainment consisting of short acts such as acrobatic turns, song-and-dance routines, animal acts, etc., popular esp in the early 20th century Brit name music hall

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a light or comic theatrical piece interspersed with songs and dances

[from French, from vaudevire satirical folk song, shortened from chanson du vau de Vire song of the valley of Vire, a district in Normandy where this type of song flourished]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vaudeville - a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. music hall variety show, variety - a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

Translations

vaudeville [ˈvəʊdəvɪl] N → vodevil m

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vaudeville [ˈvɔːdəvɪl ˈvəʊdəvɪl] n (mainly US) → vaudeville m

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vaudeville

n (US) → Varieté nt, → Varietee nt

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vaudeville:

vaudeville show

n → Varieté(-) or Varietee (→ vorführung f) nt

vaudeville singer

n → Varieté- or Varieteesänger(in) m(f)

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vaudeville [ˈvəʊdəvɪl] n (esp Am) → vaudeville m

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vaudeville [ˈvəʊdəvɪl] n (esp Am) → vaudeville m

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vaudeville

n vaudeville [ˈvoːdəvil]

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. variété فودفيل: إسْتِعْراض مَسْرَحي водевил varieté, kabaret syngespil; vaudeville heitere Tanz- und Singveranstaltung βαριετέ vodevil vodevill نمایش چندگانه vaudeville (spectacle de) variétés ווּדבִיל नाटिका vodvilj, varijete énekes-zenés vígjáték pertunjukan petilan (farsakennd) gamansÿning (spettacolo di varietà) 寄席演芸 보드빌, 노래와 희극 등을 섞은 쇼 vodevilis vodeviļa persembahan aneka ragam vari{#225}{#130}{#225}t{#225}{#130}{#225} varietéforestilling teatr rozmaitości teatro de revista (spectacol de) varietăţi водевиль varieté, kabaret veseloigra vodvilj varieté, revy รายการแสดงหลากหลาย vodvil, taşlamalı güldürü 歌舞雜耍表演 водевіль; вар'єте ہفت رنگي تماشا chương trình tạp kỹ 轻歌舞剧, 歌舞杂耍