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noun
The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
a comedy with serious elements or overtones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: seriocomedy
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Broader terms: comedy
noun
a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tragedy
History
Borrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicōmoedia, tragicocōmoedia. By surface analysis, tragic + comedy, with haplology.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
