karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌker-ē-ˈō-kē 
ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā
ˌka-rē-,
also
kə-ˈrō-kē
ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā
: a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
a karaoke machine
also
: a form of entertainment involving the use of such a device (as in a bar)
Examples of karaoke in a Sentence
That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.
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Ramon Ramirez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
The event will feature three music stages and a kids stage that includes music, karaoke, magic, dance and more.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
Points for each metric have decreased slightly as the former No. 1 hit logs its 29th week on the tally, coming in at No.15 for downloads, No. 2 for streaming, and No. 5 for video and karaoke.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
About 400 people registered for the cruise, which was scheduled to include karaoke, a dance party and friendship bracelet trading.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Karaoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/karaoke. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌkar-ē-ˌō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
: a device that plays music to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
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