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Vaudeville

vaudeville
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. Basselin, 15th-c. poet born at Vau de Vire in Normandy
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  noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, popular satirical song, alteration of vaudevire, from vau-de-Vire valley of Vire, town in northwest France where such songs were composed Date: 1827 a light often comic theatrical piece frequently combining pantomime, dialogue, dancing, and song, stage entertainment consisting of various acts (as performing animals, acrobats, comedians, dancers, or singers), vaudevillian noun or adjective ...
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