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SITUATION COMEDY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does situation comedy mean?
• SITUATION COMEDY (noun)
The noun SITUATION COMEDY has 2 senses:
1. a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
2. a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
Familiarity information: SITUATION COMEDY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
sitcom; situation comedy
Hypernyms ("situation comedy" is a kind of...):
comedy (light and humorous drama with a happy ending)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
sitcom; situation comedy
Hypernyms ("situation comedy" is a kind of...):
television program; television show; TV program; TV show (a program broadcast by television)
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