n. 1. A music entertainment system providing prerecorded accompaniment to popular songs that a performer sings live, usually by following the words on a video screen. 2. The performance of such music. [Japanese karaoke : kara, void, empty + alteration of ōke(sutora), orchestra (from English ORCHESTRA).] |
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