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Definition of jocular adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

jocular

adjective

NAmE//ˈdʒɑkyələr//

(formal)

1humorous a jocular comment

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2(of a person) enjoying making people laugh synonym jolly see joke

jocularity

NAmE//ˌdʒɑkyəˈlærət̮i//

noun [uncountable]

jocularly

NAmE//ˈdʒɑkyələrli//

adverbSee jocular in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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