show tune

noun

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

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When will Mulaney and SNL run out of New York easter eggs to harvest or recognizable show tunes? Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024 Small and observant, Mars lived with her parents and extended kin in a Victorian house with a library and a piano, around which the family gathered to sing show tunes. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 The Tony-winning performer belts out Broadway show tunes and American classics. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Our vacation included taking Salzburg’s Official Sound of Music Tour, singing show tunes on a tour bus in the Austrian Alps; riding a cable car up the Untersberg mountain and hiking to the summit; and touring Mozart’s childhood home, all before heading to Vienna. Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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