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laughter

Pronunciation: /ˈlau̯xtər/

“laughter” is a Middle English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. Laughing; the making of laughs.
  2. An instance or bout of laughter.
  3. A humorous matter; something worthy of derision.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hleahtor, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahtr, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz.

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