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Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a seriocomic romp through the summer of a group of teenagers.
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A seriocomic performer; especially, a female variety performer working in seriocomic acting and singing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seriocomical
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Occitan:
serio-comic
— having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies
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Polish:
tragikomiczny
— having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies
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Portuguese:
sério-cômico
— having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies
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Spanish:
jocoserio
— having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies