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- [kom-i-dee uhv, ov man-er]
- /ˈkɒm ɪ di ʌv, ɒv ˈmæn ər/
- /ˈkɒmədi əv ˈmæn.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kom-i-dee uhv, ov man-er]
- /ˈkɒm ɪ di ʌv, ɒv ˈmæn ər/
Definitions of comedy of manners words
- noun comedy of manners a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group 3
- noun comedy of manners the genre represented by works of this type 3
- noun comedy of manners a type of comedy depicting and satirizing the manners and customs of fashionable society 3
- noun comedy of manners a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class, especially one dealing with the amorous intrigues of fashionable society. 1
- noun comedy of manners A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters. 0
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Origin of comedy of manners
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25
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Parts of speech for Comedy of manners
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
comedy of manners popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% 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.
comedy of manners usage trend in Literature
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