Broadway
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3.4
- proper noun
- /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
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Broadway
- That's how most of the great Broadway musicals were written: trial and error.
- Broadway musical
- off-Broadway
- Broadway show
But now he's doing a big Broadway show.
- But now he's doing a big Broadway show.
- I, you know, I think Broadway will come back.
- And I ran the thing like a Broadway star dancing through the streets.
- And he performed and directed both on Broadway and in films.
- I, I was doing this Broadway play and it was just a short little run.
- She played Gizmo in a Broadway version of Gremlins.
- And she, you know, and she's a Broadway performer.
Examples
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They're as American as apple pie: ballads, blues, bluegrass, Broadway, and jazz.
Academic text (2008) -
And see a Broadway show!
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We'll go to Broadway and check out the action.
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And he performed and directed both on Broadway and in films.
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Mr. Solo, this is our first night on Broadway
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Museums will be back, libraries will be back, Broadway will be back.
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Her son William, at twenty-five, wrote a Broadway hit, followed by several more in quick succession.
Academic text (1994) -
The New York Botanical Garden imports performers from Broadway shows to kick off some of its events.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm excited to watch a show on Broadway this weekend.
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The actors delivered a stunning performance last night on Broadway.
Synonyms
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5.1
A part of Broadway in New York City with bright lights and many theaters
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.8
Professional small theaters in New York City with fewer than 500 seats that show new or experimental plays
- Jargon
A show made or shown in a very small experimental space in New York far from the main theater scene
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Broadway comes from the old Dutch words Breede weg, which mean 'broad road'. The name once described a wide main street in Manhattan, and that's why Broadway now refers to the famous street full of theatres.