LAUGHTER


Meaning of LAUGHTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlaf-tər, ˈläf- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hleahtor; akin to Old English hliehhan

Date: before 12th century

1. : a sound of or as if of laughing

2. archaic : a cause of merriment

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.