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comedy
com·e·dy
[
kómmədee
]
(
plural
com·e·dies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
funny play, movie, or book:
a play, movie, or book depicting amusing events
2.
comic genre:
comic works, especially plays, considered as a literary genre
3.
comic entertainment:
entertainment that is amusing
4.
comic elements:
the humorous aspects of a situation or work of art
[
14th century. Via French
comédie
< Greek
kōmōidia
<
kōmōidos
"comic actor" <
kōmos
"revel" +
aoidos
"singer" <
aeidein
"sing"
]
co·me·dic
[
kə mdik
]
adjective
co·med·i·cal·ly
[
kə mdikəlee
]
adverb
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co·me·dic [ kə mdik ] adjectiveco·med·i·cal·ly [ kə mdikəlee ] adverb
