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   Vaude·ville

   /ˈvôd(ə)ˌvil/

   

   noun

   • 1. a type of entertainment popular chiefly in the US in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of specialty acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance: "his comedic roots are in vaudeville"
   • ▪ a stage play on a trivial theme with interspersed songs.
   • ▪ a satirical or topical song with a refrain.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from French, earlier vau de ville (or vire), said to be a name given originally to songs composed by Olivier Basselin, a 15th-century fuller born in Vau de Vire in Normandy.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vaudevillian adjective

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