revue

noun

re·​vue ri-ˈvyü How to pronounce revue (audio)
: a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances

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Ladbroke's, in London…The Committee, a smart little group who do a revue of often funny, frozen improvisations, smashing head-on into politics…The wily, eighteenth-century satirist. Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025 To save her parents' small-town bar and arts venue, a Broadway dancer (Britt Robertson) stages an all-male holiday dance revue to get butts in seats and enlists a buff contractor (Chad Michael Murray) and his pals to show off their moves. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024 As a young man, Michaels produced a talent showcase at college and a musical revue at summer camp. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025 The company enlisted a group of corgis, pugs and sheep doodles for its dancing dog revue — and a canine celebrity. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revue

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French reveue review — more at review

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revue was in 1872

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“Revue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revue. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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revue

noun
re·​vue ri-ˈvyü How to pronounce revue (audio)
: a theatrical entertainment consisting usually of brief and often funny sketches and songs

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