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DROLLERY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quaint and amusing jest

Synonyms:

drollery; waggery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("drollery" is a kind of...):

jest; jocularity; joke (activity characterized by good humor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A comic incident or series of incidents

Synonyms:

clowning; comedy; drollery; funniness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("drollery" is a kind of...):

fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))

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