a play or film, usually having a light romantic story, that consists of dialogue interspersed with singing and dancing such plays and films collectively
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mu′sical com′edy,
- Show Business, Music and Dancemusical (def. 5).
- 1755–65
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'musical comedy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Throttlebottom
- choreograph
- chorus boy
- chorus girl
- extravaganza
- line
- mount
- musical
- production number
- road show
- summer stock
- summer theater
- tailor-made
- theme song
- top banana
- zingy