Old Comedy

proper noun

The first period of the Ancient Greek comedy, according to the canonical division by the Alexandrian grammarians, often involving political commentary and sexual innuendo, and typified by Aristophanes.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The first period of the Ancient Greek comedy, according to the canonical division by the Alexandrian grammarians, often involving political commentary and sexual innuendo, and typified by Aristophanes.
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APA

Old Comedy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Comedy

MLA

“Old Comedy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Comedy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Comedy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Comedy.

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