karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌker-ē-ˈō-kē 
ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā
ˌka-rē-,
also
kə-ˈrō-kē
ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā
: a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
a karaoke machine
also
: a form of entertainment involving the use of such a device (as in a bar)
Examples of karaoke in a Sentence
That bar has karaoke on Saturday night.
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Still, 13 minutes is a long time for any soloist to sustain musical interest on their own, especially when the accompaniment has all the rhythmic spark of a karaoke backing track.
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Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
Their fishing villages, adapted to the lake’s dramatic seasonal ebbs and flows, include floating barns, floating karaoke bars, and floating medical clinics.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2024
Their fishing villages, adapted to the lake’s dramatic seasonal ebbs and flows, include floating barns, floating karaoke bars, and floating medical clinics.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Karaoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/karaoke. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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karaoke
noun
kar·a·o·ke
ˌkar-ē-ˌō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
kə-ˈrō-kē
: a device that plays music to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music
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