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romantic comedy

noun

  1. a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
  2. a genre of comedy represented by such works.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of romantic comedy1

First recorded in 1740–50

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Example Sentences

But she still wants to make the point that it is still a romantic comedy, in the way that the definition of that term is evolving.

Rafi and Dirty Randy is basically an insane romantic comedy for two male characters on television.

After decades of too-cute, formulaic romantic comedy pairings in movies and TV, their behavior seems downright revolutionary.

What do you think the state of the romantic comedy is these days?

The filmmaker behind classics like The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally is back with the romantic comedy And So It Goes.

If there is any fundamental difference between "romantic comedy" and "romance," what is it?

It is a revenge play with a ghost, combining Senecan gruesomeness with the motives of romantic comedy.

To these should perhaps be added romantic comedy with its idealized love story and its element of averted tragedy.

Both romantic comedy and chronicle history had their hey-day during the dozen years that he was devoting to those species.

The distinctions between tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, and romantic comedy often become barely discernible.

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