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Humor
Scope note
Comical works intended to provoke laughter and provide amusement.
Cataloger's note
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LC (2017) Subject Usage: 12,276
WC (2017) Subject Usage: 99,517
Alternative terms
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Amusing works
UF
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Bons mots
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Facetiae
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Funny works
UF
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Humorous works
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Humour
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Jests
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Jokes
UF
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Wit and humor
UF
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Witticisms
Broader Terms
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Recreational works
More specific terms
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Anecdotes
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Biography
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Biography
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Black humor
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Caricatures
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Caricatures and cartoons
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NT3
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Biography
NT3
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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Cartoons (Humor)
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Editorial cartoons
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Political cartoons
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Comedy films
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Dark comedy films
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Domestic comedy films
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Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures)
NT3
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Filmed stand-up comedy routines
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Parody films
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Romantic comedy films
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Rural comedy films
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Satirical films
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Screwball comedy films
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Sex comedy films
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Slapstick comedy films
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Sophisticated comedy films
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Comedy plays
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NT3
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Bawdy plays
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Satyr plays
NT3
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Comedies of humours
NT3
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Comedies of manners
NT3
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Comedy sketches
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NT4
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Drolls
NT4
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Filmed comedy sketches
NT4
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Sketch comedy television programs
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Commedia dell'arte
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Commedia erudita
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Farces
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Antimasques
NT4
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Atellanae
NT4
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Drolls
NT4
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Slapstick comedy plays
NT3
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Kotéba plays
NT3
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Kyōgen plays
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Filmed kyōgen plays
NT3
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Mock-heroic drama
NT3
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Sentimental comedies
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Humorous comics
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NT3
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Tijuana bibles
NT2
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Humorous fiction
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NT3
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Satirical fiction
NT3
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Tall tales
NT2
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Humorous monologues
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Humorous music
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NT3
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Humorous songs
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NT4
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Bawdy songs
NT4
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Comedy rock music
NT4
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Nonsense songs
NT4
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Novelty songs
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Satirical songs
NT3
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Musical parodies
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Humorous poetry
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Calaveras
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Clerihews
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Fabliaux
NT3
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Kyōka
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Limericks
NT3
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Mock-heroic poetry
NT3
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Nonsense verse
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NT4
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Fatras
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Jitanjáforas
NT3
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Renku
NT3
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Sasŏl sijo
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Schnaderhüpfel
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Schüttelreims
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Senryu
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Malapropisms
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Puns
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NT3
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Knock-knock jokes
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Radio comedies
NT2
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Satirical literature
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NT3
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Beast epics
NT3
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Mock-heroic drama
NT3
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Mock-heroic poetry
NT3
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Sandae drama
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Shaggy dog stories
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Spoonerisms
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Stand-up comedy routines
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NT3
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Filmed stand-up comedy routines
NT3
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Televised stand-up comedy routines
NT2
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Television comedies
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NT3
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Dark comedy television programs
NT3
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Domestic comedy television programs
NT3
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Fantasy comedies (Television programs)
NT3
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Parody television programs
NT3
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Romantic comedy television programs
NT3
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Rural comedy television programs
NT3
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Satirical television programs
NT3
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Situation comedies (Television programs)
NT3
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Sketch comedy television programs
NT3
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Slapstick comedy television programs
NT3
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Sophisticated comedy television programs
NT3
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Televised stand-up comedy routines
NT2
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Tongue twisters
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Date of creation
15-Feb-2021
Modified
31-Dec-1969
Accepted term
15-Feb-2021
Descendant terms
63
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More specific terms
23
Alternative terms
10
Related terms
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Notes
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