SHOW BUSINESS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater

Synonyms:

entertainment industry; show biz; show business

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("show business" is a kind of...):

industry (the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise)

Meronyms (parts of "show business"):

film industry; movie industry (the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies)

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