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situation comedy

sit·u·a·tion com·e·dy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sich-oo-ey-shuh n kom-i-dee]
    • /ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən ˈkɒm ɪ di/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sich-oo-ey-shuh n kom-i-dee]
    • /ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən ˈkɒm ɪ di/

Definitions of situation comedy words

  • noun situation comedy a comedy drama, especially a television series made up of discrete episodes about the same group of characters, as members of a family. 1
  • variable noun situation comedy A situation comedy is an amusing television drama series about a set of characters. The abbreviation sitcom is also used. 0
  • noun situation comedy (on television or radio) a comedy series involving the same characters in various day-to-day situations which are developed as separate stories for each episode 0
  • noun situation comedy a comic television series made up of episodes involving the same group of characters dealing with a problem, awkward situation, etc. 0

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Origin of situation comedy

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Situation comedy

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situation comedy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% 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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