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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1640
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Ludicrous, a. [e.m.E. (1619), L. lūdicrus.] Sportive, playful, frivolous. —1640 Strong Sc. Second. Educ. 113.
The church-yard … is … a place for no ordinarie ceveill imployment let be the ludicrous
