comedy

comedy
com•e•dy
[[t]ˈkɒm ɪ di[/t]] n. pl. -dies
1) lit. sbz a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a cheerful ending
2) lit. sbz the branch of drama concerned with this form of composition
3) lit. sbz the comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life
4) lit. 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)

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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