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COMEDIENNE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A female comedian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("comedienne" is a kind of...):
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
Instance hyponyms:
Allen; Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen; Gracie; Gracie Allen (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
Ball; Lucille Ball (United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989))
Coca; Imogene Coca (United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001))
Sophie Tucker; Tucker (United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966))
Mae West; West (United States film actress (1892-1980))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A female actor in a comedy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("comedienne" is a kind of...):
comedian (an actor in a comedy)
Instance hyponyms:
Eleanor Gwyn; Eleanor Gwynn; Eleanor Gwynne; Gwynn; Gynne; Gywn; Nell Gwynn; Nell Gwynne; Nell Gywn (English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687))
