Comedy

имя существительное 1) комедия Например: musical comedy — музыкальная комедия Антоним(ы): tragedy 2) комизм, комичность Например: the comedy of many life situations — комизм многих жизненных ситуаций 3) [используется в разговорной речи] комедия, умора, смешной случай

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Comedy

noun (plural -dies) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia, from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from Greek kōmōidia, from kōmos revel + aeidein to sing — more at ode 1. a. a medieval narrative that ends happily Example: Dante's Divine Comedy b. a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme 2. a. a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending b. the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner — compare tragedy 3. a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events Example: a comedy of errors 4. a. the comic element Example: the comedy of many life situations b. humorous entertainment Example: nightclub comedy

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