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comedy

Noun

∙ A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece. historical
∙ A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
∙ A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy). Medieval Europe
∙ A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone. drama
∙ The genre of such works. drama
∙ Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.
∙ The art of composing comedy.
∙ A humorous event.

BABYLON ENGLISH
comedy n.
amusing play, funny drama

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
comedy
comedy
\com"e*dy\ (?), n.; pl. comedies (#). [f. comédie, l. comoedia, fr. gr. &?;; &?; a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to &?; village, e. home) + &?; 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. are come to play a pleasant comedy.
comedy
n
1. light and humorous drama with a happy ending [ant: tragedy]
2. a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: drollery, clowning, funniness]

similar words(3)

low comedy
tragi-comedy
farce comedy

WORDNET 2.0
comedy
Noun
1. light and humorous drama with a happy ending
(antonym) tragedy
(hypernym) drama
(hyponym) black comedy
2. a comic incident or series of incidents
(synonym) drollery, clowning, funniness
(hypernym) fun, play, sport

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Comedy
In a modern sense, comedy (from the , komoidía) refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or to amuse by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film and stand-up comedy. The origins of the term are found in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance which pits two groups or societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth is understood to be constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to take recourse in ruses which engender very dramatic irony which provokes laughter.
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Comedy!
Comedy! is a 1987 French drama film written and directed by Jacques Doillon.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

comedy

Noun

∙ A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece. historical
∙ A light, amusing play with a happy ending.
∙ A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy). Medieval Europe
∙ A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone. drama
∙ The genre of such works. drama
∙ Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance.
∙ The art of composing comedy.
∙ A humorous event.

BABYLON ENGLISH
comedy n.
amusing play, funny drama

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
comedy
comedy
\com"e*dy\ (?), n.; pl. comedies (#). [f. comédie, l. comoedia, fr. gr. &?;; &?; a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to &?; village, e. home) + &?; 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. are come to play a pleasant comedy.
comedy
n
1. light and humorous drama with a happy ending [ant: tragedy]
2. a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: drollery, clowning, funniness]

similar words(3)

low comedy
tragi-comedy
farce comedy

WORDNET 2.0
comedy
Noun
1. light and humorous drama with a happy ending
(antonym) tragedy
(hypernym) drama
(hyponym) black comedy
2. a comic incident or series of incidents
(synonym) drollery, clowning, funniness
(hypernym) fun, play, sport

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Comedy
In a modern sense, comedy (from the , komoidía) refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or to amuse by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film and stand-up comedy. The origins of the term are found in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance which pits two groups or societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth is understood to be constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to take recourse in ruses which engender very dramatic irony which provokes laughter.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Comedy!
Comedy! is a 1987 French drama film written and directed by Jacques Doillon.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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