Britcom
a comedy, especially a television series, made in the United Kingdom.
Contemporary Examples
Father Ted: Comedy as Liberation Tom Doran March 7, 2013
Arrested Development Meets Saturday Night Live Isabel Wilkinson April 18, 2009
British sitcom
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- Brite
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- Brith
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth. Historical Examples McClure’s Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908 Various noun a variant of bris
- Brith-milah
the covenant between God and Abraham with respect to circumcision.
- Briticism
a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of or restricted to British English, especially as compared with American English, as lift compared with elevator or in hospital with in the hospital. Historical Examples The People of the Abyss Jack London The American Language Henry L. Mencken Americanisms and Briticisms Brander Matthews Americanisms and Briticisms Brander Matthews […]
- British-america
British North America.