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comedy of manners
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comedy of manners
n. pl. comedies of manners
A comedy satirizing the attitudes and behavior of a particular social group, often of fashionable society.

comedy of manners
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the genre represented by works of this type


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Comedies of manners were usually written by sophisticated authors for members of their own social class, and they typically are concerned with social
Comedies of manners were usually written by sophisticated authors for members of their own social class, and they typically are concerned with social
Comedies of manners were usually written by sophisticated authors for members of their own social class, and they typically are concerned with social
 
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