English Explanatory Dictionary

tragicomedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
  2. A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tragicomedy.wav /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmədi/

Word forms

tragicomedy tragicomedies comicotragedy comitragedy

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.

Related words

dramedy seriocomic

Derived words

tragicomedian tragicomedic tragicomedienne tragicomic tragicomical tragicomically
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