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cattle calls

cattle calls is the plural of cattle call.

Meaning of cattle call

Noun

cattle call (plural cattle calls)

  1. (idiomatic, performing arts) An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
    • The other extreme is a cattle call audition, when dozens or even hundreds of performers are auditioned in groups, only getting a chance to speak a few lines, sing a few bars, or dance a few steps.2016, Thomas S. Hischak, Theatre as Human Action, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 108

Questions about cattle calls

What is cattle calls the plural of?
Cattle calls is the plural of cattle call.

Words near cattle calls in the dictionary

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  2. cattle beasts
  3. cattle cake
  4. cattle cakes
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  8. cattle cars
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  10. cattle class
  11. Cattle Creek

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