show tune

noun

: a song from a musical
The concert featured popular Broadway show tunes.

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Great classic show tunes can be molded like Shakespeare to fit any moment, and boy-oh-boy, Oklahoma’s opening number fits Highest 2 Lowest like a glove. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025 The group is getting ready to perform Broadway show tunes on May 31 at the Library’s Community Room. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025 It's considered one of the best show tunes ever written. Victoria Edel, People.com, 15 May 2025 Future shows will take on a wide variety of genres, from pop/classical crossover to soul/R&B to Broadway show tunes and more. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for show tune

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“Show tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20tune. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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