English Explanatory Dictionary

dramedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy.
  2. A film or television programme belonging to this genre.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹɑːmədi/ /ˈdɹɑmədi/ En-us-dramedy.oga

Word forms

dramedy dramedies

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awoidós Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós) Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin cōmoediader. Middle French comediebor. Middle English comedie English comedy blend English dramedy Blend of drama + comedy.

Synonyms

comedy drama

Related words

seriocomic tragicomedy

Translations

Czech: dramatická komedie French: comédie dramatique German: Comedydrama German: Comedy-Drama German: Dramedy Italian: commedia drammatica Polish: komediodramat Portuguese: comédia dramática Russian: драматическая комедия Spanish: comedia dramática Spanish: dramedia Swedish: dramakomedi
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