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comedy of manners

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
com-e-dy of -man-ners
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

comedies of manners (plural)

Phrases

comedy of errors

Frequently Paired Words

comedy of errors

Questions

What does comedy of manners mean?
A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.

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