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situation comedy

American  

noun

  1. a comedy drama, especially a television series made up of discrete episodes about the same group of characters, as members of a family.

situation comedy British  

noun

  1. Also called: sitcom.  (on television or radio) a comedy series involving the same characters in various day-to-day situations which are developed as separate stories for each episode

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Etymology

Origin of situation comedy

First recorded in 1945–50

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