Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
come on to
come out
come out in
come out of
come out with
come over
come round
come through
come to
come together
come under
come up
come up against
come up for
come up to
come up with
come upon
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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 mdik ] adjective
co·med·i·cal·ly [ kə mdikəlee ] adverb
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft