OLD COMEDY

Meaning of OLD COMEDY in English

Greek comedy of the 5th century B.C., which derived from fertility rites in honor of Dionysus and combined robust humor with biting personal and political satire. Cf. Middle Comedy, New Comedy .

[ 1840-50 ]

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OLD COMEDY — initial phase of ancient Greek comedy (c. 5th century BC), known through the works of Aristophanes. Old Comedy plays are …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
COMEDY — I Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
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
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
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
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
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
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Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
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
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
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
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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
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
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
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
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
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
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
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
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
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
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
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
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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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
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COMEDY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), television , TV …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
COMEDY — See ↑ FILM/MOVIE 2, ↑ FUNNY 2,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ romantic comedy
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
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
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
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
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
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
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
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
OLD — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - …
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
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - grow old - old age - old …
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
OLD — 1. _a. _comp. older, elder; _sup. oldest, eldest 1> старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OLD — 1. a. comp. older, elder; sup. oldest, eldest 1. старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMEDY — a drama with a happy ending or nontragic theme (see situation comedy and comedy of characters).
Russian-English Edic
OLD — 1. _a. (older, elder - oldest, eldest) 1> старый; old people старики; old age старость; to grow (или to get) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OLD — old expl infml 1. He's a funny old guy Он презабавный тип Drop by any old time Заходи в любое …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
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
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
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

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