transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-mə-dē ]
noun
( plural -dies )
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia, from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from Greek kōmōidia, from kōmos revel + aeidein to sing — more at ode
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a medieval narrative that ends happily
Dante's Divine Comedy
b. : a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme
2.
a. : a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending
b. : the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner — compare tragedy
3. : a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events
a comedy of errors
4.
a. : the comic element
the comedy of many life situations
b. : humorous entertainment
nightclub comedy