Etymology

revue

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Today it means: A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied. Full definition →

French revue
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  1. French · borrowed fromrevue
  2. English todayrevue

Borrowed from French revue (literally “review”). Doublet of review, which it replaced in these senses.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.