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vaudevillian

/vɑdvˈɪljən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
vaudevil-lian
IPA
/vɑdvˈɪljən/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who performs in vaudeville.

American usage

adj

Pertaining to vaudeville

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English vaudeville Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English vaudevillian From vaudeville + -ian.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

vaudevillians (plural) more vaudevillian (comparative) most vaudevillian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

burlesque

Synonyms

villian

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce vaudevillian?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɑdvˈɪljən/.
What does vaudevillian mean?
Someone who performs in vaudeville.
Where does vaudevillian come from?
Etymology tree English vaudeville Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English vaudevillian From vaudeville + -ian.

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