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M.C.

M.C. or emcee {v.}

To act as master of ceremonies at a show.

The famous actor emceed the entire television show.

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[master of ceremonies] or [M.C.] or [emcee] {n.} The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or entertainment. * /Bob Hope was the M.C. of many […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[variety show] {n.} A program that includes several different kinds of entertainment (as songs, dances, comic skits and little dramas). * /Jane's father was the master of ceremonies of a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[emcee] See: [MASTER OF CEREMONIES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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