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noun
A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: comedy drama
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A film or television programme belonging to this genre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: comedy drama
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awoidós Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós) Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin cōmoediader. Middle French comediebor. Middle English comedie English comedy blend English dramedy Blend of drama + comedy.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
