All 4 Uses
farce
in
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
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- Our marriage was a farce from the very first.†
Chpt 20
- The lie we lived, she and I. The shabby, sordid farce we played together.†
Chpt 20
- It was a relief when the farce of the meal was over, and I heard Maxim go out on to the drive and start up the car.†
Chpt 22 *
- The farce was repeated all over again.†
Chpt 24
Definitions:
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(1)
(farce) a ridiculous, exaggerated situation too absurd to be taken seriously; or a type of comedy that relies on absurd humor, using physical slapstick, unlikely situations, and deliberate misunderstandings
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, farce can reference a seasoned stuffing typically put in roasted turkey; or it can reference the act of stuffing a turkey.