vaudeville
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vaudeville
- /ˈvɔ.d(ə).vɪl/ UK
- /ˈvəʊd.vɪl/ UK
- /ˈvɔː.d(ə)ˌvɪl/ US
- /-vəl/ US
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Borrowed from French vaudeville.
noun vaudevilles
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A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.
Mr. Sterling was born in Baltimore on June 24, 1915, to Jack Sexton and Edna Cable, veteran performers in vaudeville, showboats and stock companies.
Similar: music hall
- An entertainment in this style. “Me, Myself and I,” directed by Emily Mann and engagingly acted by a cast that includes the invaluable Albee veteran Brian Murray, is in the tradition of Mr. Albee’s mid- and late-career works like “The Marriage Play” and “The Play About the Baby”: fragmented philosophical vaudevilles that turn the
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noun a style of multi-act theatrical entertainment
| Español | vodevil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보더빌 bodeobil |
| 日本語 | ヴォードヴィル vōdoviru, ボードビル bōdobiru |
| 中文 | 雜耍 /杂耍 záshuǎ |
| हिन्दी | वॉडेविल vŏḍevil, वडेविल vaḍevil |
| Português | vaudeville |
| Français | vaudeville |
| Deutsch | Vaudeville |
| Ελληνικά | βοντβίλ vontvíl |
| Română | vodevil |
| Русский | водеви́ль vodɛvílʹ, варьете́ varʹjetɛ́ |
| עברית | ווֹדְווִיל vodevil |
Talk about this word "vaudeville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vaudeville. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vaudeville. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vaudeville "vaudeville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vaudeville.Cite this
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title = {vaudeville},
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