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Romantic comedy is a hybrid genre in which a story about romance
Romantic love

Romance is a general term that refers to a celebration of life often through art, music and the attempt to express love with words or deeds. It also refers to a feeling of excitement associated with love....
 is presented in a comedic style. Works in this genre are generally considered light-hearted, and are sometimes associated with the vaguely derogatory terms "chick lit
Chick lit

Chick lit is a term used to denote genre fiction within women's fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties and thirties....
" or "chick flick
Chick flick

Chick flick is slang for a film designed to appeal to a female target audience. The term was first used in the 1980s , a decade during which such chick flicks as Beaches were released....
", meaning "primarily aimed at a female
Woman

File:Duval La Naissance de Venus.jpgA woman is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent....
 audience".







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Romantic comedy is a hybrid genre in which a story about romance
Romantic love

Romance is a general term that refers to a celebration of life often through art, music and the attempt to express love with words or deeds. It also refers to a feeling of excitement associated with love....
 is presented in a comedic style. Works in this genre are generally considered light-hearted, and are sometimes associated with the vaguely derogatory terms "chick lit
Chick lit

Chick lit is a term used to denote genre fiction within women's fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties and thirties....
" or "chick flick
Chick flick

Chick flick is slang for a film designed to appeal to a female target audience. The term was first used in the 1980s , a decade during which such chick flicks as Beaches were released....
", meaning "primarily aimed at a female
Woman

File:Duval La Naissance de Venus.jpgA woman is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent....
 audience".

See also

  • Romantic comedy film
    Romantic comedy film

    Romantic comedy films, are movies with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as a Romance able to surmount most obstacles....
  • Pride and Prejudice
    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen. First published on 28 January 1813, it is her second published novel. Its manuscript was initially written between 1796 and 1797 in Steventon, Hampshire, where Austen lived in the rectory....


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