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Meaning of "high comedy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH COMEDY

high comedy play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH COMEDY

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determiner
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High comedy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH COMEDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

High comedy

High comedy or 'pure comedy' is a type of comedy characterized by witty dialog, satire, biting humor, or criticism of life. Today, high comedy can be seen among sitcoms targeted at cultured and articulate audiences.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH COMEDY

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high C
high camp
high chair
High Church
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high command
High Commission
high commissioner
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High Court
High Court judge
High Court of Justice
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH COMEDY

alternative comedy
Bach flower remedy
black comedy
character comedy
comedy
dramedy
golden remedy
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light comedy
low comedy
musical comedy
remedy
Restoration comedy
romantic comedy
situation comedy
tragicomedy

Synonyms and antonyms of high comedy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high comedy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH COMEDY

Find out the translation of high comedy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high comedy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high comedy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高喜剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alta comedia
570 millions of speakers

English

high comedy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च कॉमेडी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوميديا ​​عالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокая комедия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alta comédia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ কমেডি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la haute comédie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komedi tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hoch Komödie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高いコメディ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 코미디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komedi dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phim hài cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் நகைச்சுவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च विनोदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek komedi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

high comedy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysoki komedia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

висока комедія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare comedie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλή κωμωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë komedie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög komedi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høy komedie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high comedy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH COMEDY»

The term «high comedy» is normally little used and occupies the 119.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH COMEDY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high comedy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH COMEDY»

Discover the use of high comedy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high comedy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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High Comedy in American Movies: Class and Humor from the ...
Easily accessible, this book makes an engaging supplement to courses in American film, film genre, and film studies.
Steve Vineberg, 2005
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Style: acting in high comedy
This book isn't a critical examination of high comedy.
Maria Aitken, 1996
3
Plaster Saints: A High Comedy in Three Movements
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Israel Zangwill, 2012
4
ACT Assessment (REA) - the Very Best Coaching and Study ...
27. According to the passage, which of the following statements are true? I. Shakespeare used low comedy for dramatic purposes such as comic relief. I II. Shakespeare used high comedy for dramatic purposes such as marking the passage of ...
Charles Brass, Suzanne Coffield, Joseph T. Conklin, 2004
5
How to Prepare for SAT II.: Literature
Steven Urkel's CHARACTER depends upon extensive use of low comedy, for instance, when he causes the entire Winslow family to fall into a heap in the middle of the living room floor and asks, "Did I do that?" Elements of high comedy are ...
Christina Myers-Shaffer, 2000
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The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama
Although no longer very original. high comedy in five acts and in verse was still. at that time. the only decorous and fashionable comic genre. Moliere himself tried his hand at it. patterning himself after the Italians. However. the innovation that ...
John Gassner, Edward Quinn, 2002
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ACT Assessment: The Best Test Prep for the ACT
According to the passage, which of the following statements are true? I. Shakespeare used low comedy for dramatic purposes such as comic relief. II. Shakespeare used high comedy for dramatic purposes such as marking the passage of time ...
Charles Brass, Joseph T. Conklin, 2004
8
High Comedy in the Odyssey
University Of California Publications In Classical Philology, V12, No. 14.
Walter Morris Hart, 2011
9
Chinese Women's Cinema: Transnational Contexts
We have encountered recent references to Chang's screenplays as “romantic screwball comedy” and “slapstick comedy,” but “high comedy” was already suggested in 1947. Impressed by her newspaper article published ten days before the ...
Lingzhen Wang, 2011
10
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International ...
See RESTORATION DRAMA. high comedy Comedy that attains its humorous effect through an appeal to the intellect, arousing thoughtful laughter, as opposed to low comedy. High comedy exposes the vices and follies inherent in social living ...
Stanley Hochman, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH COMEDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high comedy is used in the context of the following news items.
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LeBron James Tries to Give Banana Boat Pic the Slip | Rolling Stone
... athletes (one of whom definitely appears to be terrified) in ill-fitting life jackets and an actress wife, well, they become the stuff of high comedy. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
2
Thomas Neal Antwon Ghant to Lead Alliance Theatre's ONE FLEW …
... wildly idiosyncratic characters, heartbreaking pathos, high comedy, and a game of basketball largely played by men in their underwear. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
'The Guardsman' The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents …
Make no mistake — high comedy is here in abundance. Like other recent productions from this eminent company, it continues Ms. Monte's ... «Packet Online, Jul 15»
4
Mint Theater to Stage Revival of Harold Chapin's THE NEW …
... 'big' speech clearly expressive of the author's personal vision, which entitles it to a permanent niche in the repertory of English high comedy.". «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Scoop: BOOM! on FOX - Saturday, July 18, 2015
New quiz show BOOM!, hosted by comedian Tom Papa ("The Marriage Ref"), combines high drama and high stakes with high comedy in a ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Scoop: BOOM! on FOX - Tonight, July 9, 2015
Hosted by comedian Tom Papa ("The Marriage Ref"), the show combines high drama and high stakes with high comedy in a fun-filled, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
7
Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
The magazine also notes that there will be an "important announcement" regarding Saki Nakagawa's Attack on Titan: Junior High comedy ... «Anime News Network, Jul 15»
8
Mat Johnson writes about race in the United States
“Loving Day” tips over into high comedy — and into absurdity — when Tal becomes a student at the cultlike Mélange Center for Multiracial Life. «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
9
First-Ever WSOP Online Event Down to Final Table
... so seeing the screen name “Stonerboner” on the leader board is high comedy. Most of the real life identities of the participants are unknown, ... «Flushdraw, Jul 15»
10
Tom Richmond: An electric shock that's left the North derailed
BBC political editor Nick Robinson's compelling Election Notebook is full of vignettes that can be categorised as “high comedy”. One of the most ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. High comedy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/high-comedy>. Apr 2024 ».
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