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Word: Tragicomedy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French tragicomédie or Italian tragicomedia, based on Latin tragicocomoedia, from tragicus (see tragic) + comoedia (see comedy)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌtradʒɪˈkɒmɪdi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy.
Short Definition:play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy
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