tragicomedy
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Etymology edit
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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tragicomedy (countable and uncountable, plural tragicomedies)
- (uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
- (countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
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drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy
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