"black comedy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: black comedies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} black comedy (countable and uncountable, plural black comedies)
  1. Synonym of black humor. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: black humor [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-black_comedy-en-noun-EMK15Vla Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Māori translations, Comedy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Comedy: 47 53
  2. A dramatic work that uses black humor. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a dramatic work that uses black humor): černá komedie (Czech), 블랙 코미디 (beullaek komidi) (Korean), pukuhohe mōkinokino (Māori)
    Sense id: en-black_comedy-en-noun-VPKKq1JH Categories (other): Comedy Disambiguation of Comedy: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'a dramatic work that uses black humor': 27 73

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