From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsituation comedyˌsituation ˈcomedy noun [countable, uncountable] formal AMTa sitcom
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situation comedy• I thought I wanted to write a situation comedy with a woman in the lead.• Drama and situation comedy are likely to be next.• Now he could concentrate on his first television situation comedy series.• I might change my mind about becoming a vet and try writing situation comedy for television. 