variety show

noun

: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)

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Last Bite, a culinary variety show with reflections on food media, mega-hacks and funny food songs. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025 The Canadian singer-songwriter recently visited Mallorca and Germany for his new musical variety show Moving Voices, in which the cast performs on the streets, collaborating with local talent and international musical stars. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 This variety shows great resistance to bacterial leaf spot. Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025 While performing at Disneyland, the group was discovered by Jay Williams, father of singer and talk-show host Andy Williams, who booked The Osmonds to perform on his eponymous variety show in 1962. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for variety show 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of variety show was in 1882

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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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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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