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  • 41Farce — 1. Burleske, Komödie, Lustspiel, Posse, Slapstick[komödie]; (ugs. abwertend): Klamotte; (veraltet): Possenspiel; (Literaturwiss.): Schwank. 2. Komödie, Posse, Spottbild, Zerrbild; (abwertend): Karikatur. 3. Füllung; (landsch.): Fülle, Füllsel;… …

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  • 42farce — [14] Farce originally meant ‘stuff’ (widening gastronomic knowledge in the late 20th century has made us more familiar with its French cousin farcir ‘stuff’, and the force of forcemeat [17] is the same word). It came via Old French farsir from… …

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  • 43farce — noun 1》 a comic dramatic work or genre using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including ludicrously improbable situations. 2》 an absurd event: the debate turned into a drunken farce. Word History The word farce has undergone a surprising… …

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  • 44farce — noun 1) the stories approach farce Syn: slapstick comedy, slapstick, burlesque, vaudeville, buffoonery Ant: tragedy 2) the trial was a farce Syn: mockery, travesty …

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  • 45farce — melo·farce; farce; …

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  • 46farce — [14] Farce originally meant ‘stuff’ (widening gastronomic knowledge in the late 20th century has made us more familiar with its French cousin farcir ‘stuff’, and the force of forcemeat [17] is the same word). It came via Old French farsir from… …

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  • 47farce — фарш feed farce кормовой фарш meat farce мясной фарш …

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  • 48farce — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, Thalia, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, agile wit, arlequinade, bagatelle, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, black comedy, black humor, brass farthing, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, button,… …

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  • 49Farce — Far·ce [ farsə, fars] die; , n; pej; eine Handlung oder Situation, die lächerlich wirkt, weil sie unter den gegebenen Umständen keine Bedeutung (mehr) hat, unwichtig ist: Seine Ausbildung war die reinste Farce, er hat nichts dabei gelernt 2 ein… …

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  • 50Farce — Far|ce [ farsə] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. farce, dies zu lat. farcire »hineinstopfen«; vgl. ↑Infarkt>: 1. derbkomisches Lustspiel. 2. abgeschmacktes Getue, billiger Scherz. 3. Füllung für Fleisch od. Fisch [aus gehacktem Fleisch]… …

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