Meaning

1 senses
  1. Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy.

    Sitcom

    ситуацио́нная коме́дияsituaciónnaja komédija, ситко́мsitkóm, комеди́йное шо́уkomedíjnoje šóu

More definitions
  • a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
  • a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

Examples

20 sentences
  1. What's your favorite sitcom?

    Який твій улюблений сітком? — zinova

    ruКакой ситком вам нравится? — Balamax

  2. You've been watching too many sitcoms.

  3. If sitcoms float your boat, then you should watch this one.

  4. Tom doesn't watch sitcoms anymore.

  5. I don't like watching sitcoms.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
situation comedy — see also situation comedy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
situation comedy — see also situation comedy:

Origin

Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy. Such formation from initial syllables is also a

Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).

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Forms

plural: sitcoms

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life:situation comedy
  • a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life:situation comedy

Word family

13 related words

See also

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