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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
jocular
jocu·lar BrE [ˈdʒɒkjələ(r)] NAmE [ˈdʒɑːkjələr] adjective (formal) 1. humorous •a jocular comment 2. (of a person)enjoying making people laugh Syn: ↑jolly see also ↑joke Derived Words: ↑jocularity ▪ ↑jocularly Word Origin: [jocular jocularity jocularly] early 17th cent.: from Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus ‘jest, wordplay’. Example Bank: •He tried to sound jocular. •She explained in a jocular fashion that I was the problem.
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