transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhju:mə ]
n. & v. (US humor) --n. 1 a the condition of being amusing or comic (less intellectual and more sympathetic than wit). b the expression of humour in literature, speech, etc. 2 (in full sense of humour) the ability to perceive or express humour or take a joke. 3 a mood or state of mind (bad humour). 4 an inclination or whim (in the humour for fighting). 5 (in full cardinal humour) hist. each of the four chief fluids of the body (blood, phlegm, choler, melancholy), thought to determine a person's physical and mental qualities. --v.tr. 1 gratify or indulge (a person or taste etc.). 2 adapt oneself to; make concessions to. øout of humour displeased. øø-humoured adj. humourless adj. humourlessly adv. humourlessness n. [ME f. AF umour, humour, OF umor, humor f. L humor moisture (as HUMID)]