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show biz

n. Informal
Show business.

show′-biz′, show′biz′ (shō′bĭz′) adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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showbiz

[ˈʃəʊbɪz]
nshowbiz m
modif [lifestyle] → digne d'une vedette du showbiz; [stars, world] → du showbiz showbiz column, showbiz reportershowbiz column nrubrique f showbizshowbiz reporter n journaliste spécialisé dans le showbizshow business nshow-business m
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