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comedian comedian /kəˈmiːdiːən/

() A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts ( comic , funnyman , comedian )
a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
The talented comedian entertained the audience with witty jokes and humorous stories.
The talented comedian entertained the audience with witty jokes and humorous stories.
An actor in a comedy ( comedian )
an actor in a comedy
The comedian had the entire audience laughing with his witty jokes.
The comedian had the entire audience laughing with his witty jokes.

[American] A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) ( cubic decimeter [American] , cubic decimetre [Canadian, British] , litre [Canadian, British] , l , liter [American] )
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
The car's gas tank can hold up to 50 litres of fuel
The car's gas tank can hold up to 50 litres of fuel

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