farce
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English farcen, from Old French farsir, farcir, from Latin farcire (“to cram, stuff”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /fɑːs/, SAMPA: /fA:s/
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Audio (UK) (file) - (US) enPR: färs, IPA: /fɑrs/, SAMPA: /fArs/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(r)s
[edit] Noun
farce (countable and uncountable; plural farces)
- (uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method; compare sarcasm
- (countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.
- The farce that we saw last night had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time.
- (uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents
- The first month of labor negotiations was a farce.
- (uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show
- The political arena is a mere farce, with all sorts of fools trying to grab power.
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style of humor
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situation full of ludicrous incidents
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ridiculous or empty show
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[edit] External links
- farce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- farce in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- farce at OneLook Dictionary Search
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[edit] Noun
farce f. (plural farces)
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farce f.
- Plural form of farcia.