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tragicomedy
trag·i·com·e·dy
[
tràjji kómmədee
]
(
plural
trag·i·com·e·dies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
work combining tragedy and comedy:
a play or other literary work that combines aspects of tragedy and comedy
2.
tragicomic plays as genre:
tragicomic plays or literary works considered as a genre
3.
event mixing tragedy and comedy:
an event or situation that has both tragic and comical aspects
[
Late 16th century. Via French
tragicomédie
< late Latin
tragicomoedia
<
tragicus
(see
tragic
) +
comoedia
(see
comedy
)
]
trag·i·com·ic
adjective
trag·i·com·i·cal
adjective
trag·i·com·i·cal·ly
adverb
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