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laugh·ter (laf′tər, läf′-)

noun

  1. the action of laughing or the sound resulting
  2. an indication of amusement with laughter in her eyes
  3. Archaic a matter for or cause of laughter

Etymology: ME < OE hleahtor (akin to Ger gelächter) < base of hleahhan, to laugh

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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