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harlequinade definition

har·lequin·ade (här′li kwi nād′)

noun

  1. that part of a play or pantomime in which the Harlequin and the clown play leading parts
  2. comic pranks; lively, mischievous antics; buffoonery

Etymology: Fr arlequinade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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