vaudeville
81vaudeville — n. [Fr.] Ballad, street song, trivial strain, light song …
82vaudeville — noun (U) AmE a type of theatre entertainment, popular from 1880 to 1950, in which there were many short performances of different kinds, including singing, dancing, jokes etc …
83vaudeville — vaude·ville …
84vaudeville — UK [ˈvɔːdəvɪl] / US [ˈvɔd(ə)ˌvɪl] noun [uncountable] mainly American a type of popular entertainment of the late 19th and early 20th centuries …
85vaudeville — vaude•ville [[t]ˈvɔd vɪl, ˈvoʊd , ˈvɔ də [/t]] n. 1) sbz a form of popular entertainment in the U.S. from the late 1800s to the mid 1920s, having a program of separate and varied acts 2) mad sbz a light theatrical piece interspersed with songs… …
86vaudeville — /ˈvɔdəvɪl / (say vawduhvil), /ˈvɔdvɪl / (say vawdvil) noun 1. variety entertainment. 2. a theatrical piece of light or amusing character, interspersed with songs and dances. {French, alteration of (chanson du) Vau de Vire, a type of satirical… …
87vaudeville — ipd. gl. vodvil ipd …
88vaudeville — s ( n/ en, r/ er) MUSIK (äv. vådevill) lustspel …
89Vaudeville — Vau|de|ville [vod(ə) vi:l ], das; s, s <französisch> (französisches volkstümliches Lied; Singspiel) …
90vaudeville — n. 1 esp. US variety entertainment. 2 a stage play on a trivial theme with interspersed songs. 3 a satirical or topical song with a refrain. Derivatives: vaudevillian adj. & n. Etymology: F, orig. of convivial song esp. any of those composed by O …
