English Explanatory Dictionary

sentimental comedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An 18th-century dramatic genre in which middle-class protagonists triumphantly overcome a series of moral trials.
  2. A work in this genre.

Word forms

sentimental comedy sentimental comedies
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