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Restoration comedy
     
Restoration comedy
a humorous type of play that was popular in England during the time of the Restoration, which includes a lot of satire and jokes about people's social and sexual behaviour. Plays by Oliver Goldsmith and William Congreve are typical examples of Restoration comedy.
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