"Britcom" meaning in All languages combined

See Britcom on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Britcoms [plural], Brit-com [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of British + sitcom. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|British|sitcom}} Blend of British + sitcom Head templates: {{en-noun}} Britcom (plural Britcoms), {{tlb|en|informal|television}} (informal, television)
  1. A British sitcom. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Britcom-en-noun-YS8mDvZR Categories (other): English blends, Television Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of Television: 55 45 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  2. (loosely) A British television show made up of many short humorous skits with recurring characters, but without a linking storyline. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-Britcom-en-noun-84vhFV3S Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Television Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Television: 55 45 Topics: broadcasting, media, television

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Alternative forms

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