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cam·e·o

cameo

 
 
pronunciation:
kae mi o
part of speech: noun
inflections: cameos
definition 1: a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry.
Around her neck, she wore a cameo carved with the image of her grandmother.
 
definition 2: a minor role usually played by a well-known actor or other famous person, often occupying a single scene of a film.
A number of old-time actors had cameos in the film.