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jocosity
[
joh-
kos
-i-tee
,
j
uh
-
]
jo·cos·i·ty
/
dʒoʊˈkɒs
ɪ
ti
,
dʒə-
/
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[
joh-
kos
-i-tee
,
j
uh
-
]
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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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jocose
(dʒəˈkəʊs)
—
adj
characterized by humour; merry
[C17: from Latin
jocōsus
given to jesting, from
jocus
joke
]
jo'cosely
—
adv
jo'coseness
—
n
jocosity
—
n
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