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jocosity

[joh-kos-i-tee, juh-]

noun, plural -ties.

the state or quality of being jocose.

joking or jesting.

a joke or jest.

Origin:
1640–50; jocose + -ity

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jocose (dʒəˈkəʊs)

—*adj*
	characterized by humour; merry

[C17: from Latin jocōsus given to jesting, from jocusjoke]

jo'cosely

—*adv*

jo'coseness

—n

jocosity

—n

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