"hilars" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hilars [comparative], most hilars [superlative]
Etymology: Clipping of hilarious + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|hilarious}} Clipping of hilarious, {{af|en|-s<id:hypocoristic><pos:hypocoristic suffix>}} -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} hilars (comparative more hilars, superlative most hilars)
  1. (colloquial) Clipping of hilarious. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Alternative form of: hilarious Synonyms: hilar
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