adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to vaudeville
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
vaudevillian
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CMU ARPABET: V AA0 D V IH1 L Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who performs in vaudeville.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 3
a performer who works in vaudeville
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: performer, performing artist
Narrower terms: Burns, George Burns, Nathan Birnbaum, Tucker, Sophie Tucker
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English vaudeville Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English vaudevillian From vaudeville + -ian.
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