| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  färs |
| NOUN: | 1a. A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect. b. The branch of literature constituting such works. c. The broad or spirited humor characteristic of such works. 2. A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery: The fixed election was a farce. 3. A seasoned stuffing, as for roasted turkey. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: farced, farc·ing, farc·es
1. To pad (a speech, for example) with jokes or witticisms. 2. To stuff, as for roasting. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English farse, stuffing, from Old French farce, stuffing, interpolation, interlude, from Vulgar Latin *farsa, from feminine of farsus, variant of fartus, past participle of farc re, to stuff.
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