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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jocular /ˈdʒɒkjʊlə/

▶adjective fond of or characterized by joking; humorous.

– derivatives
jocularity noun,
jocularly adverb.

– origin C17: from L. jocularis, from joculus, dimin. of jocus (see joke).

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