COMEDY, noun A dramatic composition intended to represent human characters, which are to be imitated in language, dress and manner, by actors on a stage, for the amusement of spectators. The object of comedy is said to be to recommend virtue and make vice ridiculous; but the real effect is amusement.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.