new comedy
new com·e·dy
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [noo, nyoo kom-i-dee]
- /nu, nyu ˈkɒm ɪ di/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [noo, nyoo kom-i-dee]
- /nu, nyu ˈkɒm ɪ di/
Definition of new comedy words
- noun new comedy Greek comedy arising toward the end of the 4th century b.c. that employed stock characters and plots drawn from contemporary bourgeois life, the formulas of which were adopted by later Roman writers for the comic stage. 1
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Origin of new comedy
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50
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Parts of speech for New comedy
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new comedy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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