| slovo | definícia |
comedy
(encz) | comedy,komedie |
Comedy
(gcide) | Comedy \Com"e*dy\, n.; pl. Comedies. [F. com['e]die, L.
comoedia, fr. Gr. ?; ? a jovial festivity with music and
dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession
(perh. akin to ? village, E. home) + ? to sing; for comedy
was originally of a lyric character. See Home, and Ode.]
A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and
amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the
manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of
life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination
of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy.
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With all the vivacity of comedy. --Macaulay.
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Are come to play a pleasant comedy. --Shak.
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comedy
(gcide) | Drama \Dra"ma\ (dr[aum]"m[.a] or dr[=a]"m[.a]; 277), n. [L.
drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]
1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action,
and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to
depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than
ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It
is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by
actors on the stage.
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A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon.
--Milton.
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2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and
interest. "The drama of war." --Thackeray.
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Westward the course of empire takes its way;
The four first acts already past,
A fifth shall close the drama with the day;
Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley.
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The drama and contrivances of God's providence.
--Sharp.
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3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or
illustrating it; dramatic literature.
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Note: The principal species of the drama are tragedy and
comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy,
melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
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The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to
present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like
those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories
told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.
Dramatic |
comedy
(wn) | comedy
n 1: light and humorous drama with a happy ending [ant:
tragedy]
2: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: drollery,
clowning, comedy, funniness] |
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comedy ballet
(encz) | comedy ballet, n: |
comedy sketch
(encz) | comedy sketch,scénka n: Pino |
drawing-room comedy
(encz) | drawing-room comedy,konverzační komedie web |
farce comedy
(encz) | farce comedy, n: |
high comedy
(encz) | high comedy, n: |
low comedy
(encz) | low comedy, n: |
musical comedy
(encz) | musical comedy,muzikál Zdeněk Brož |
seriocomedy
(encz) | seriocomedy, n: |
situation comedy
(encz) | situation comedy, |
tragicomedy
(encz) | tragicomedy,tragikomedie n: Zdeněk Brož |
Black comedy
(gcide) | Black comedy \Black" com`e*dy\ (bl[a^]k" k[o^]m`[e^]d*[y^]), n.
(Drama)
a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque
situations as a major element of the plot.
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Comedy
(gcide) | Comedy \Com"e*dy\, n.; pl. Comedies. [F. com['e]die, L.
comoedia, fr. Gr. ?; ? a jovial festivity with music and
dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession
(perh. akin to ? village, E. home) + ? to sing; for comedy
was originally of a lyric character. See Home, and Ode.]
A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and
amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the
manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of
life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination
of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy.
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With all the vivacity of comedy. --Macaulay.
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Are come to play a pleasant comedy. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Drama \Dra"ma\ (dr[aum]"m[.a] or dr[=a]"m[.a]; 277), n. [L.
drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]
1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action,
and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to
depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than
ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It
is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by
actors on the stage.
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A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon.
--Milton.
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2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and
interest. "The drama of war." --Thackeray.
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Westward the course of empire takes its way;
The four first acts already past,
A fifth shall close the drama with the day;
Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley.
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The drama and contrivances of God's providence.
--Sharp.
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3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or
illustrating it; dramatic literature.
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Note: The principal species of the drama are tragedy and
comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy,
melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
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The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to
present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like
those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories
told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.
Dramatic |
Tragi-comedy
(gcide) | Tragi-comedy \Trag`i-com"e*dy\, n. [Cf. F. tragicom['e]die, L.
tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy.]
A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and
comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the
nature both of tragedy and comedy.
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The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure."
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] Tragi-comicDrama \Dra"ma\ (dr[aum]"m[.a] or dr[=a]"m[.a]; 277), n. [L.
drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]
1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action,
and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to
depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than
ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It
is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by
actors on the stage.
[1913 Webster]
A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and
interest. "The drama of war." --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
Westward the course of empire takes its way;
The four first acts already past,
A fifth shall close the drama with the day;
Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley.
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The drama and contrivances of God's providence.
--Sharp.
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3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or
illustrating it; dramatic literature.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The principal species of the drama are tragedy and
comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy,
melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
[1913 Webster]
The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to
present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like
those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories
told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.
Dramatic |
tragi-comedy
(gcide) | Tragi-comedy \Trag`i-com"e*dy\, n. [Cf. F. tragicom['e]die, L.
tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy.]
A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and
comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the
nature both of tragedy and comedy.
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The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure."
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] Tragi-comicDrama \Dra"ma\ (dr[aum]"m[.a] or dr[=a]"m[.a]; 277), n. [L.
drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]
1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action,
and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to
depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than
ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It
is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by
actors on the stage.
[1913 Webster]
A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and
interest. "The drama of war." --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
Westward the course of empire takes its way;
The four first acts already past,
A fifth shall close the drama with the day;
Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley.
[1913 Webster]
The drama and contrivances of God's providence.
--Sharp.
[1913 Webster]
3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or
illustrating it; dramatic literature.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The principal species of the drama are tragedy and
comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy,
melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
[1913 Webster]
The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to
present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like
those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories
told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.
Dramatic |
black comedy
(wn) | black comedy
n 1: comedy that uses black humor |
comedy ballet
(wn) | comedy ballet
n 1: a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy |
dark comedy
(wn) | dark comedy
n 1: a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy
having gloomy or disturbing elements |
divine comedy
(wn) | Divine Comedy
n 1: a narrative epic poem written by Dante [syn: {Divine
Comedy}, Divina Commedia] |
farce comedy
(wn) | farce comedy
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
situations [syn: farce, farce comedy, travesty] |
high comedy
(wn) | high comedy
n 1: a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society |
low comedy
(wn) | low comedy
n 1: a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque |
musical comedy
(wn) | musical comedy
n 1: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed
with singing and dancing [syn: musical, musical comedy,
musical theater] |
seriocomedy
(wn) | seriocomedy
n 1: a comedy with serious elements or overtones [syn:
seriocomedy, tragicomedy] |
situation comedy
(wn) | situation comedy
n 1: a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in
day-to-day life [syn: situation comedy, sitcom]
2: a humorous television program based on situations that could
arise in everyday life [syn: situation comedy, sitcom] |
tragicomedy
(wn) | tragicomedy
n 1: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy
and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
2: a comedy with serious elements or overtones [syn:
seriocomedy, tragicomedy] |
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