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show business
noun
: the entertainment industry involved in making movies, television shows, plays, etc.
Full Definition of SHOW BUSINESS
: the arts, occupations, and businesses (as theater, motion pictures, and television) that comprise the entertainment industry
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First Known Use of SHOW BUSINESS
1850
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