单词 | vaudeville |
释义 | Word Frequency vaudeville(ˈvəʊdəvɪl, ˈvɔː-) noun 1. mainly 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 hall2. a light or comic theatrical piece interspersed with songs and dances Word origin C18: 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 |
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