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  • 54expression — [[t]ɪkspre̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ expressions 1) N VAR: usu N of n The expression of ideas or feelings is the showing of them through words, actions, or artistic activities. Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion... From Cairo came …

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  • 55boisterous — bois•ter•ous [[t]ˈbɔɪ stər əs, strəs[/t]] adj. 1) cvb rough and noisy: boisterous laughter[/ex] 2) (of waves, wind, etc.) turbulent and stormy 3) Obs. coarse and massive • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME boistrous, ME boistous crude bois′ter•ous•ly,… …

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  • 56burlesque — /bɜˈlɛsk / (say ber lesk) noun 1. an artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, which, for the sake of laughter, vulgarises lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity. 2. any ludicrous take off or debasing caricature …

  • 57guffaw — /gʌˈfɔ / (say gu faw), /gə / (say guh ) noun 1. a loud, coarse burst of laughter. –verb (i) 2. to laugh loudly and boisterously. {imitative} …

  • 58guffaw — [gə fô′] n. [echoic] a loud, coarse burst of laughter vi. to laugh in this way SYN. LAUGH …

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