Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/koˈmeðja/

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Translation

comedy

Word origin

From Latin comoedia, from Greek komoidia, from komos ('revel') plus aoidos ('singer'). The same root gives English 'comedy'.

Origin
Greek
Root
komoidia
English cognates
comedy, comic

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcomedias

Examples

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Last night we watched a very funny comedy.

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This romantic comedy is one of my favourites.

estrena .

The theatre premieres a new comedy this weekend.

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Do you prefer a comedy or a horror film?

enredos.

His life seemed like a comedy of errors.

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