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1. farce
   a funny play in which plot and broad action dominate. Example: 'The Adjustment,' a farce by Albert Bermel, 1m1f.
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2. Farce
   The French term for forcemeat or stuffing.
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3. farce
   [Noun] An amusing play full of silly happenings; also an event that is a silly and empty pretence.
   Example: The consultation talks were a farce as the Council had already made a decision.
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4. farce
   [n] - a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
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5. farce
   Genre broad popular comedy drama involving stereotyped characters in which ordinary people become unwittingly trapped in complex and often improbable situations. The term `bedroom farce` relates...
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6. farce
   short for farcical comedy, which is played at a quicker tempo and on broader lines than pure comedy....Modern farce or broad comedy is an elaboration of the original sense Category: General
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7. Farce
   Farce transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Farced , present participle & verbal noun Farcing ] [ French Farcir , Latin farcire ; akin to Greek .........................
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8. Farce
   Farce noun [ French farce , from Latin farsus (also sometimes farctus ), past participle pf farcire . See Farce , transitive verb ] 1. (Cookery) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, ...
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9. farce
   farce comedy noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
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10. farce
    stuff verb fill with a stuffing while cooking; `Have you stuffed the turkey yet?`
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11. Farce
    • (v. t.) To render fat. • (v. t.) To swell out; to render pompous. • (v. t.) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used on dressing a fowl; forcemeat. • (v. t.) A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by low humor, generally written with little regard to regular...
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12. farce
    a comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbable situations, stereotyped characters, extravagant exaggeration, and violent horseplay. The term also ... [9 related articles]
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13. farce
    farce 1. A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations. 2. A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect; including, the branch of literature constituting such works and the broa...
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14. farce
    Type of comedy which contains highly exaggerated, improbable situations which the reader or audience immediately understands as such. Very often the characters of a farce are stereotypes.
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15. Farce
    stuffing.
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16. farce
    farce, light, comic theatrical piece in which the characters and events are greatly exaggerated to produce broad, absurd humor. Early examples of farce can be found in the comedies of Aristophanes, Plautus, and Terence. During the Middle Ages the term farce designated interpolations made in the chur...
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17. Farce
    A comedic film genre in which characters are hyperbolized in situations for the purpose of eliciting laughter. Exaggerated physical movements (pratfalls) were the primary vehicle for this type of comedy. (For exampe, such movements and forms of entertainment are a major portion of `clowning.`) Film ...
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18. farce
    Genre broad popular comedy drama involving stereotyped characters in which ordinary people become unwittingly trapped in complex and often improbable situations. The term `bedroom farce` relates to a common farcical situation revolving around extramarital relationships. Originating in the physical knockabout comedy of Greek satyr plays an...
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19. Farce
    In theatre, a `farce` is a comedy which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases, c...
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