noun. A music entertainment system providing prerecorded accompaniment to popular songs that a performer sings live, usually by following the words on a video screen.

noun. The performance of such music.

noun. A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.

noun. singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)

"A particular pet hate is reality television, above all music talent shows like "The X Factor," which he described as "karaoke competitions.""

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karaoke bar  karaoke club  karaoke machine  karaoke night  

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