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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] hoste host, guest, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] hospit-, hospes, probably from hostis | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] hoste host, guest, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] hospit-, hospes, probably from hostis |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 a : one that receives or [[entertains]] guests socially, commercially, or officially | | *1 a : one that receives or [[entertains]] guests socially, commercially, or officially |
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| *4 : a radio or television emcee | | *4 : a radio or television emcee |
| *5 : a computer that [[controls]] [[communications]] in a [[network]] or that [[administers]] a database | | *5 : a computer that [[controls]] [[communications]] in a [[network]] or that [[administers]] a database |
| + | ==Master of Ceremonies== |
| + | A '''host''' can also be known as a ''Master of Ceremonies'' (also used in its abbreviated forms MC or emcee) or compère is the official host of a staged [[event]] or similar [[performance]]. |
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| + | An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the [[audience]], entertains people, and generally keeps the event moving. An MC may also tell [[jokes]] or [[anecdotes]]. The MC sometimes also acts as the [[protocol]] officer during an official [[state]] function. |
| + | The term is also used to refer to television game show hosts and/or hostesses. An ''emcee'' [[focuses]] on [[skills]], [[lyric]]al [[ability]], and subject matter. |
| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
| *'''''[[Hospitality]]''''' | | *'''''[[Hospitality]]''''' |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |