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Webster 1913 Edition
Comedy
Com′e-dy
,Noun.
pl.
Comedies
(#)
. [F.
comédie
, L. comoedia
, fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to [GREEK] village, E. home
) + [GREEK] to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See Home
, and Ode
.] 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
. With all the vivacity of
comedy
. Macaulay.
Are come to play a pleasant
comedy
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Comedy
COMEDY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
comedy
comedy
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Noun
comedy (countable and uncountable, plural comedies)
- (historical) A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece.
- A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
- (Medieval Europe) A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy).
- (drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone.
- (drama) The genre of such works.
- Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.
- Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?
- The art of composing comedy.
- A humorous event.
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a choric song of celebration or revel
a light, amusing play with a happy ending
(medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending
dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
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the genre of such works
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