sitcom
noun /ˈsɪtkɒm/
/ˈsɪtkɑːm/
(also formal situation comedy)
[countable, uncountable]- a regular comedy programme on television that shows the same characters in different funny situations
- It’s America’s most popular sitcom.
- He has made the difficult leap from sitcom to the theatre.
WordfinderTopics TV, radio and newsb2- chat show
- documentary
- drama
- game show
- news
- programme
- quiz
- reality TV
- sitcom
- television
Oxford Collocations DictionarySitcom is used after these nouns:- smash
- television
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Word Origin1960s: abbreviation.