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sitcom

[sit-kom] Origin

sit·com

[sit-kom]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1960–65; by shortening
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sitcom (ˈsɪtˌkɒm)
 
n
an informal term for situation comedy

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Word Origin & History

sitcom
1964, from sit(uation) com(edy), a phrase first attested 1953 (in a "TV Guide" article, with ref. to "I Love Lucy").
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"Even Bing Crosby has succumbed to series TV and will appear in a sitcom as an electrical engineer who happens to break into song once a week." ["Life," Sept. 18, 1964]
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sitcom definition

[ˈsɪtkɑm]
  1. n.
    a situation comedy as found on television. (See also kid-vid.) : These sitcoms are made for juvenile minds.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
sitcom
situation comedy
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