Old Comedy
noun
Greek comedy of the 5th century b.c., which derived from fertility rites in honor of Dionysus and combined robust humor with biting personal and political satire.
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Compare Middle Comedy, New Comedy.
Origin of Old Comedy
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby Old Comedy
old chap, old chestnut, old chum, Old Church Slavonic, old clothes man, Old Comedy, Old Contemptibles, old country, old covenant, Old Danish, Old Dart
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