Meaning & use

Troupes

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Groups of actors, dancers, acrobats, or other performers who work and travel together.

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Several circus troupes toured the region every summer.

The two dance troupes collaborated on a joint performance.

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From French "troupe," related to "troop"; unlike "troop," "troupe" refers specifically to performers rather than soldiers.

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