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   Comedy , n.; pl. Comedies . [F. comédie, L. comoedia, fr. Gr. ;  a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to  village, E. home) +  to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See Home, and Ode.] A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy.
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   With all the vivacity of comedy.
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   Are come to play a pleasant comedy.
   Shak.
   
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