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variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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With millions of lights, model trains, variety shows, holiday movie nights and traditional concerts, the state boasts all things merry, warm and bright.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Song is best known for her role in Running Man, Korea’s longest-running variety show.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
What will happen during the Men of the Year variety show livestream?
—Gq, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Gaynor was also a frequent guest on other TV variety shows.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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variety show
noun
: entertainment made up of separate performances (as dances and songs) that follow one another
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