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jocosity

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jo⋅cos⋅i⋅ty

  [joh-kos-i-tee, juh-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or quality of being jocose.
2. joking or jesting.
3. a joke or jest.
Origin:
1640–50; jocose + -ity
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jo·cose   (jō-kōs')   
adj.  

  1. Given to joking; merry.

  2. Characterized by joking; humorous.


[Latin iocōsus, from iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]
jo·cose'ly adv., jo·cose'ness, jo·cos'i·ty (-kŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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