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situation comedy

situation comedy noun: an episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.

Noun

situation comedy (plural situation comedies, abbreviation sitcom)

  1. An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.
    • […] in a time of peril and opportunity, the old complacent, unbalanced fare of action-adventure and situation comedies is simply not good enough.1961 May 9, Newton N. Minow, Television and the Public Interest
    Synonyms:
    sitcom

situation comedy meaning in Malay and Indonesian

situation comedy in Malay

episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
komedi keadaan, komedi situasi, komedi suasana

situation comedy in Indonesian

episodic comedy radio or television program — see also sitcom
komedi situasi

Synonyms of situation comedy

Forms of situation comedy

pluralsituation comedies
abbreviationsitcom

Questions about situation comedy

What does situation comedy mean?
Situation comedy means an episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.
What is situation comedy in Malay?
Situation comedy in Malay is komedi keadaan, komedi situasi, komedi suasana. See Situation comedy meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is situation comedy?
Situation comedy is a noun.
What is the plural of situation comedy?
The plural of situation comedy is situation comedies.

Words near situation comedy in the dictionary

  1. situatia
  2. situating
  3. situation
  4. situation awareness
  5. situation comedies
  6. situation comedy
  7. situation room
  8. situation rooms
  9. situation theory
  10. situational
  11. situational awareness

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