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1
a (
type
of)
film
, play, or
book
that is
intentionally
funny
either
in
its
characters
or
its
action
:
Examples:
His
latest
movie
is
described
as a "
romantic
comedy".
I
prefer
Shakespeare's
comedies
to his
tragedies
.
2
the
humorous
part of a
situation
:
Examples:
The vicar's
forgetting
his
lines
in the
middle
of the
speech
provided
some good comedy.
3
a
type
of comedy in which the
social
behaviour
of a
particular
group
of people is made to
appear
silly
:
Examples:
The
novel
is both a
tender
memoir
and a comedy of
manners
.
4
a
movie
, play, or
book
that is
intentionally
amusing
either
in
its
characters
or
its
action
:
Examples:
[
C
] A lot of
Shakespeare
’s
plays
are
comedies
.
5
Comedy is also the
amusing
part of a
situation
:
Examples:
[
U
] When
John
forgot
his
lines
in the
middle
of the
speech
it
provided
some good comedy.
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