tragicomedy

noun
/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/UK/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmədi/US

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.

  1. derived from tragicōmoedia
  2. derived from tragicommedia
  3. borrowed from tragicomédie

Definitions

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

  2. A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.

The neighborhood

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