Added 10 October 2026
sitcom
/ˈsɪtˌkɒm/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sitcom at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life.
- A humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life.
Origin
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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