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Noun: comedy  kó-mi-dee
  1. Light and humorous drama with a happy ending
    "The romantic comedy had the audience laughing throughout"
     
  2. A comic incident or series of incidents
    "The comedy of the situation wasn't lost on anyone in the room";
    - drollery, clowning, funniness
     
  3. Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
    "The stand-up comedy show had the audience in stitches"

Derived forms: comedies

Type of: drama, fun, play, sport

Antonym: tragedy

Encyclopedia: Comedy