showbiz
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of show business, or compound of show + biz. As the show biz, from late 19th century. As a single word, from 20th century.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]showbiz (uncountable)
- Short for showbusiness.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “showbiz”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English showbiz.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: show‧biz
Noun
[edit]showbiz m (uncountable)
- showbusiness (the entertainment industry)
- Synonym: showbusiness
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English showbiz.
Noun
[edit]showbiz n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit] declension of showbiz (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) showbiz | showbizul |
genitive/dative | (unui) showbiz | showbizului |
vocative | showbizule |
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English showbiz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈʃoubi
θ / [ˈʃou̯.β ̞iθ ] - IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈʃoubis/ [ˈʃou̯.
β ̞is] - Rhymes: -oubi
θ - Rhymes: -oubis
Noun
[edit]showbiz m (uncountable)
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