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comedy of manners
noun
- a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class, especially one dealing with the amorous intrigues of fashionable society.
comedy of manners
noun
- a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group
- the genre represented by works of this type
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Word History and Origins
Origin of comedy of manners1
First recorded in 1815–25
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