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tragicomedy

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/
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/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ · /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmədi/

Definition of tragicomedy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
  2. (countable)A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
    “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.”

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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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