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musical comedy

mu·si·cal com·e·dy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [myoo-zi-kuh l kom-i-dee]
    • /ˈmyu zɪ kəl ˈkɒm ɪ di/
    • /ˈmjuːzɪkl ˈkɒmədi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-zi-kuh l kom-i-dee]
    • /ˈmyu zɪ kəl ˈkɒm ɪ di/

Definitions of musical comedy words

  • noun musical comedy musical (def 5). 1
  • noun musical comedy humorous play with singing and dancing 1
  • variable noun musical comedy Musical comedy is a type of play or film that has singing and dancing as part of the story and that is humorous and entertaining, especially one written before the middle of the twentieth century. 0
  • noun musical comedy a play or film, usually having a light romantic story, that consists of dialogue interspersed with singing and dancing 0
  • noun musical comedy such plays and films collectively 0

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Origin of musical comedy

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Musical comedy

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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musical comedy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for musical comedy

noun musical comedy

  • musical — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
  • light opera — operetta.

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