[laf-ter, lahf-] 
| 1. | the action or sound of laughing. |
| 2. | an inner quality, mood, disposition, etc., suggestive of laughter; mirthfulness: a man of laughter and goodwill. |
| 3. | an expression or appearance of merriment or amusement. |
| 4. | Archaic. an object of laughter; subject or matter for amusement. |
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