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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Cabaret

/(kăb"ȧ*rĕt; 277)/ · Cab·a·ret · IPA /kæbəˈɹeɪ/
01 n. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.
  1. 1.
    A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.[Obs. as an English word.]
  2. 2.
    A type of restaurant where liquor and dinner is served, and entertainment is provided, as by musicians, dancers, or comedians, and usually providing space for dancing by the patrons; -- similar to a nightclub. In some cases, the performers dance or sing on the floor between the tables, after the practice of a certain class of French taverns. The term cabaret is often used in the names of such an establishment.
  3. 3.
    The type of entertainment provided in a cabaret{2}.