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comedy of manners
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
comedy of manners
(noun)
table manners
(noun)
bedside manner
(noun)
manner
(noun)
comedy of manners
noun
plural
comedies of manners
comedy of manners
noun
plural
comedies of manners
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMEDY OF MANNERS
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a humorous play, movie, novel, etc., about the way a particular group of people behave
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