"romcom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrɑmkɑm/ [US] Forms: romcoms [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of romantic comedy. Probably based on the earlier sitcom. Head templates: {{en-noun}} romcom (plural romcoms)
  1. (film) Clipping of romantic comedy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: romantic comedy Categories (topical): Comedy, Film genres, Love, Romance fiction Synonyms: romedy, rom-com, rom com Derived forms: romcommy, zom-com
    Sense id: en-romcom-en-noun-OT-hH0nI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 4 2 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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