tragicomedy
The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedyThe genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
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2 senses(uncountable)The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
a comedy with serious elements or overtones
(countable)A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
Tragikomödie
трагикоме́дияtragikomédija
трагікоме́діяtrahikomédija
a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
Examples
1 sentencesWho can tell me what a tragicomedy is?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed froBorrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicōmoedia, tragicocōmoedia. By surface analysis, tragic + comedy, with haplology.
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Forms
plural: tragicomediesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a comedy with serious elements or overtones:seriocomedy
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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