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Definition of “sitcom

sitcom (ˈsɪtˌkɒmPronunciation for sitcom

Definitions

noun

  1. an informal term for situation comedy

Translations

  • British English: sitcom Pronunciation for sitcom A sitcom is an amusing television drama series about a set of characters. Sitcom is an abbreviation for 'situation comedy'....a classic TV sitcom.ˈsɪtˌkɒm NOUN ...a classic TV sitcom.
  • Spanish: comedia Pronunciation for comedia nf
  • French: sitcomPronunciation for sitcom nf
  • German: SituationskomödiePronunciation for Situationskomödie nf
  • Chinese: 情景喜剧Pronunciation for 情景喜剧 n
  • Arabic: مُسَلْسَلٌ تِلِفِزْيُنِيَّةٌ كُومِدِيَّةPronunciation for مُسَلْسَلٌ تِلِفِزْيُنِيَّةٌ كُومِدِيَّة n
  • Portuguese: sitcomPronunciation for sitcom nm
  • Russian: комедия положенийPronunciation for комедия положений nf
  • Croatian: komedijaPronunciation for komedija nf
  • Czech: situační komediePronunciation for situační komedie nf
  • Danish: situationskomediePronunciation for situationskomedie nutr
  • Dutch: sitcomPronunciation for sitcom nm
  • Finnish: tilannekomediaPronunciation for tilannekomedia n
  • Greek: φαρσοκωμωδίαPronunciation for φαρσοκωμωδία nf
  • Italian: sitcomPronunciation for sitcom nf
  • Japanese: シチュエーションコメディーPronunciation for シチュエーションコメディー n
  • Korean: 시트콤Pronunciation for 시트콤 n
  • Norwegian: sitkomPronunciation for sitkom nm
  • Polish: komedia sytuacyjnaPronunciation for komedia sytuacyjna nf
  • Brazilian Portuguese: seriado cômicoPronunciation for seriado cômico nm
  • European Spanish: comedia Pronunciation for comedia nf
  • Swedish: komediseriePronunciation for komediserie nutr
  • Thai: ตลกที่เกิดจากการสร้างสถานะการณ์Pronunciation for ตลกที่เกิดจากการสร้างสถานะการณ์ n
  • Turkish: sitkomPronunciation for sitkom n
  • Vietnamese: hài kịch tình huốngPronunciation for hài kịch tình huống n

Usage examples

  • After watching the ITN news bulletin and an episode of an appalling sitcom , he slept soundly for eight hours.
    Forbes, Bryan, The Endless Game (1986)
  • A sitcom caricature he may be, but it would be a triumph for real human beings everywhere.
    Spiked (2002)
  • Pointless, certainly, but no sillier than polling movie heroes or sitcom stars, which is also going on.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • TINA TURNER is to star in an episode of hit U. S. sitcom Ally McBeal.
    Sun, News of the World (2000)
  • It was from this connection that their sitcom dbut -- 1994's rather creaky Sayle vehicle, Paris -- proceeded.
    Ben Thompson, SUNSHINE ON PUTTY: The Golden Age of British Comedy from The Big Night Out to The Office (2004)

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