English dictionary

vaudeville

/'v/O/dv/I/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.

noun.communication

Synonyms music hall

Source: WordNet 3.0
A kind of song of a lively character, frequently embodying a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air in couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song.

noun

Source: webster1913
Loosely, and now commonly, variety (see above), as, to play in <i>vaudeville</i>; a <i>vaudeville</i> actor.

noun

Source: webster1913