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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Humorous treatment of a grave or dire situation: "conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race” ( New York).

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  1. n. Comedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.

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