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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.
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Like all comedies of manners, ``Seinfeld'' insisted that the meaning of life is in the silly details.
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Some sharply observed comedies of manners emerged from that era, including John Dryden's ``All for Love,'' William Congreve's ``The Way of the World,'' George Farquhar's ``The Beaux' Stratagem'' and William Wycherley's ``The Country Wife.
A NOISE WITHIN'S `WIFE' TOO FAR OVER THE TOP by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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