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Tragicomedy

//ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. uncountable
  2. 2
    a comedy with serious elements or overtones wordnet
  3. 3
    A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. countable

    "This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway."

  4. 4
    a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed 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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