KEYSTONE COMEDY

Meaning of KEYSTONE COMEDY in English

1. a short film of the silent era, often featuring the Keystone Kops.

2. Slang. any situation or incident characterized by farcical bungling, misunderstandings, etc.

[ 1910-15 ]

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English interlingue dictionary
KEYSTONE — noun Date: circa 1637 the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMEDY — I Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Английский словарь Британика
KEYSTONE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: key (I) + stone 1. : the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMEDY — ˈkämədē, -di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English comedye, from Middle French comedie, from Latin comoedia, from Greek kōmōidia, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEYSTONE — (n.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the …
Английский словарь Webster
KEYSTONE — ( n. ) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KEYSTONE — /kee"stohn'/ , n. 1. the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMEDY — — comedial /keuh mee"dee euhl/ , adj. /kom"i dee/ , n. , pl. comedies . 1. a play, movie, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEYSTONE — n. central and topmost stone in an arch; essential part, something upon which everything depends or rests
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KEYSTONE — noun Date: circa 1637 1. : the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMEDY — noun ( plural -dies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia, from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEYSTONE — noun the central or topmost stone of an arch. this in some styles is made different in size from the …
Webster English vocab
KEYSTONE — ■ noun 1》 a central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together. 2》 the central principle …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KEYSTONE — [key.stone] n (ca. 1637) 1: the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEDY — [com.e.dy] n, pl -dies [ME, fr. MF comedie, fr. L comoedia, fr. Gk komoidia, fr. komos revel + aeidein to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEDY — type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
KEYSTONE — keystone BrE AmE ˈkiː stəʊn AmE \ -stoʊn ▷ keystone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KEYSTONE — / ˈkiːstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun 1. ( architecture ) the central stone at the top of an arch that keeps …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — / ˈkɒmədi; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] a play or film / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEYSTONE — key ‧ stone /ˈkiːstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] the large central stone in an ↑ arch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEDY — com ‧ e ‧ dy /ˈkɒmədi, ˈkɒmɪdi $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural comedies ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEYSTONE — n. 1 the central principle of a system, policy, etc., on which all the rest depends. 2 a central stone …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEYSTONE — n. 1 the central principle of a system, policy, etc., on which all the rest depends. 2 a central stone …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEYSTONE — n.1 the central principle of a system, policy, etc., on which all the rest depends. 2 a central stone at …
Oxford English vocab
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Oxford English vocab
KEYSTONE — ( keystones) A keystone of a policy, system, or process is an important part of it, which is the basis …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — ( comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEYSTONE — (~s) A ~ of a policy, system, or process is an important part of it, which is the basis for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMEDY — (comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMEDY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comedy actor ▪ Jason was voted top TV comedy actor. a comedy/tragic drama (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEYSTONE — [noun] [C] - the middle stone in the top of an arch which has a special shape and holds all …
Cambridge English vocab
COMEDY — [noun] [C] - a (type of) film, play or book which is intentionally amusing either in its characters or its …
Cambridge English vocab
COMEDY — n. musical comedy comedy of manners New Comedy situation comedy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY — n. Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KEYSTONE — Synonyms and related words : apse, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof, archway, basis, bench mark, camber, cardinal point, ceilinged roof, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Thalia, agile wit, arlequinade, black comedy, black humor, bladder, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), television , TV …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMEDY — See ↑ FILM/MOVIE 2, ↑ FUNNY 2,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ romantic comedy
Longman Activator English vocab
KEYSTONE — n. 25B6; noun the keystone of the door : CORNERSTONE, central stone, quoin. the keystone of the government's policy : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — n. 25B6; noun he excels in comedy : LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, comic play, comic film, farce, situation comedy, satire, pantomime, comic …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
KEYSTONE — n. necessity, crux, linchpin, basis, principle, foundation, cornerstone Predestination was the keystone of his religion
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KEYSTONE — сущ. 1) архит. замковый камень (свода или арки) 2) краеугольный камень, основной принцип (to) The keystone to success is hard …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KEYSTONE — n 1. архит. замковый камень ( свода или арки ) 2. краеугольный камень, основа the keystone of democracy - краеугольный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMEDY — comedy.ogg ʹkɒmədı n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KEYSTONE — keystone сущ.1) архит. замковый камень (свода или арки) 2) краеугольный камень, основной принцип ( to) The keystone to success is …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KEYSTONE — n 1. архит. замковый камень ( свода или арки ) 2. краеугольный камень, основа the keystone of democracy - краеугольный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword - комедия …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KEYSTONE — сущ. 1) архит. замковый камень ( свода или арки ) 2) краеугольный камень, основной принцип ( to ) The keystone …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия ( пьеса, фильм ) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия ( литературный и театральный жанр ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KEYSTONE — сущ. 1) архит. замковый камень (свода или арки) 2) краеугольный камень, основной принцип (to) The keystone to success is hard work. — Залог …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant: tragedy 3) комизм, комичность the comedy of many life situations …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KEYSTONE — архит. замковый камень (арки или свода) - arch keystone
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
COMEDY — a drama with a happy ending or nontragic theme (see situation comedy and comedy of characters).
Russian-English Edic
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия; - comedy of character 2) забавный случай; 3) притворство.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
KEYSTONE — сущ. 1) архит. замковый камень (свода или арки) 2) краеугольный камень, основной принцип (to) The keystone to success is hard …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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