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romantic_comedy

romantic comedy

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romantic comedy (plural romantic comedies)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of fiction, especially film, that presents love stories in a humorous and light-hearted way.
    • 26 June 2014, A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together
      Judging from his new movie, the sublimely silly They Came Together, director and co-writer David Wain is a closet connoisseur of the modern romantic comedy.
  2. (countable) Such a story.

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