单词 | vaudeville |
释义 | vaudeville /vawd"vil, vohd"-, vaw"deuh-/, n. 1. theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians. Cf. variety (def. 9). 2. a theatrical piece of light or amusing character, interspersed with songs and dances. 3. a satirical cabaret song. [1730-40; < F, shortened alter. of MF chanson du vau de Vire song of the VALE1 of Vire, a valley of Calvados, France, noted for satirical folksongs] |
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