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1. (n.) comedy
a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a cheerful ending.
2. comedy
the branch of drama concerned with this form of composition.
3. comedy
the comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.
4. comedy
any comic or humorous incident or series of incidents.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME comedye < ML cōmēdia, L cōmoedia < Gk kōmōidía <kōmōid(ós) comedian (kômo(s) merrymaking +aoidós singer))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) comedy
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
2. (noun) drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness
a comic incident or series of incidents
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1. (noun) comedy
entertainment that is humorous or amusing
a TV channel dedicated to comedy
2. comedy
a funny movie, play, etc.
His last two plays were comedies.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) comedy
a dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy
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Sense: a play of a pleasant or amusing kind
We went to see a comedy last night.
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 Afrikaans: blyspel |
 Arabic: كوميديا، مَلْهاه |
 Bulgarian: комедия |
 Brazilian: comédia |
 Czech: komedie |
 German: die Komödie |
 Danish: komedie |
 Greek: κωμωδία |
 Spanish: comedia |
 Estonian: komöödia |
 Farsi: نمایش کمدی |
 Finnish: komedia |
 French: comédie |
 Hebrew: קוֹמֵדְיָה |
 Hindi: हास्य-प्रधान नाटक |
 Croatian: komedija |
 Hungarian: vígjáték |
 Indonesian: komedi |
 Icelandic: gamanleikur |
 Italian: commedia |
 Japanese: 喜劇 |
 Korean: 코미디 |
 Lithuanian: komedija |
 Latvian: komēdija |
 Malay: sitkom lucu |
 Dutch: komedie |
 Norwegian: komedie, lystspill |
 Polish: komedia |
 Persian: نمایش کمدی |
 Pashto: يوه ډرامه يا كيسه چه لږو |
 Portuguese: comédia |
 Russian: комедия |
 Slovak: komédia |
 Slovenian: komedija |
 Serbian: komedija |
 Swedish: komedi |
 Thai: ละครตลก |
 Turkish: komedi |
 Taiwanese: 喜劇 |
 Ukrainian: комедія |
 Urdu: طربیہ ، فکاہیہ |
 Vietnamese: hài kịch |
 Chinese: 喜剧 |
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