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farce
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pronunciation:
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fars
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features:
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
a comedy that depends for its humor on quick and surprising turns of events and on exaggerated characters and situations, or the type of humor characteristic of such a play.
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definition 2: |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham.
With just one candidate, the election seemed a farce to many people.
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similar words:
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mockery
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related words: |
absurdity, burlesque |
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