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sitcom

[sit-kom]

noun

Informal.
  1. situation comedy.



sitcom

/ ˈɪˌɒ /

noun

  1. an informal term for situation comedy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sitcom1

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
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Villarreal: Can you break it down, what it does mean to be on a hit broadcast sitcom?

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Then again, why didn’t CBS’ 1970s sitcom ever win an Emmy?

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Joss's broad career spanned different genres and platforms, appearing in films, sitcoms, animations, stage productions and more.

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Veteran sitcom director James Burrows calls Lavin a “heat-seeking missile for a joke.”

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Elsewhere, Roseanne Barr is pitching a sitcom about an Alabama farmer “saving the United States from drug gangs and China,” according to its description in Variety.

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