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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CABARET, n. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: cabaret, nightclub, night club, club, nightspot]
2: a series of acts at a night club [syn: cabaret, floorshow, floor show]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, from Middle French dialect (Picard or Walloon), from Middle Dutch, alteration of cambret, cameret, from Middle French dialect (Picard) camberete small room, ultimately from Late Latin camera — more at chamber Date: 1655 1. archaic a shop selling wines and liquors 2. a. a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) ; nightclub b. the show provided at a cabaret

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an entertainment in a nightclub or restaurant while guests eat or drink at tables. 2 such a nightclub etc. Etymology: F, = wooden structure, tavern

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cabaret Cab"a*ret, n. In the United States, a caf['e] or restaurant where the guests are entertained by performers who dance or sing on the floor between the tables, after the practice of a certain class of French taverns; hence, an entertainment of this nature.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cabaret Cab"a*ret (k[a^]b"[.a]*r[e^]t; 277), n. [F.] A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [Obs. as an English word.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cabarets) 1. Cabaret is live entertainment consisting of dancing, singing, or comedy acts that are performed in the evening in restaurants or nightclubs. Helen made a successful career in cabaret... N-UNCOUNT: oft N n 2. A cabaret is a show that is performed in a restaurant or nightclub, and that consists of dancing, singing, or comedy acts. Peter and I also did a cabaret at the Corn Exchange. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Tavern, inn, wine-shop, public-house, house of entertainment.

Moby Thesaurus

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