noun
revue
ruh-VYOO
noun
1
A light theatrical show made up of comic sketches, songs, and dances, often satirizing current events.
"The students put on a revue poking fun at campus life."
How to Use Revue
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA variety show of sketches, songs, and satire.
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Word Forms
revues plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French revue, literally "review" — a doublet of the English word "review", which it later replaced in this theatrical sense.