English Explanatory Dictionary

high comedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of comedy characterized by witty dialogue and satire, as opposed to lowbrow farce.

Word forms

high comedy high comedies

Etymology

Coined in England in 1877 by George Meredith for his Essay on Comedy.

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