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The definition of jocular is prone to joking or marked by joking.

(adjective)

An example of something jocular is a comedy show.

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See jocular in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. joking; humorous; full of fun
  2. said as a joke

Origin: L jocularis < joculus, dim. of jocus, joke

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See jocular in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Characterized by joking.
  2. Given to joking.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ioculāris, droll

Origin: , from ioculus

Origin: , diminutive of iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • jocˌu·larˈi·ty (-lărˈĭ-tē) noun
  • jocˈu·lar·ly adverb

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