Main Entry: com·e·dy

Pronunciation: \ˈkä-mə-dē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural com·e·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

Date: 14th century

1 a : a medieval narrative that ends happily <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 <a comedy of errors>
4 a : the comic element <the comedy of many life situations> b : humorous entertainment <nightclub comedy>