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 theme2 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 tragedy3: 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>

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