"laughter is the best medicine" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Laughing will improve one's mood or temperament. Related terms: time spent laughing is time spent with the gods Translations (Translations): الضحك افضل دواء (Arabic), nauru pidentää ikää (Finnish), Lachen ist die beste Medizin (German), 笑いは人の薬 (warai wa hito no kusuri) (Japanese), juokas geriausias vaistas (Lithuanian), rir é o melhor remédio (Portuguese), смех лучшее лекарство (smex lučšeje lekarstvo) (Russian), la risa es la mejor medicina (Spanish)
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