trag|i|com|e|dy

trag|i|com|e|dy
trag|i|com|e|dy «TRAJ ih KOM uh dee», noun, plural -dies.
1. a play having both tragic and comic elements. Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is a tragicomedy.
2. an incident or situation in which serious and comic elements are blended.
[< Middle French tragicomédie < Latin tragicōmodeia, reduction of tragicocōmoedia < tragicus (see etym. under tragic (Cf.tragic)) + cōmoedia. Compare etym. under comedy. (Cf.comedy)]

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  • trag|i|com|i|cal — «TRAJ ih KOM uh kuhl», adjective. = tragicomic. (Cf. ↑tragicomic) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • com|i|trag|e|dy — «KOM uh TRAJ uh dee», noun, plural dies. a tragedy containing an element of comedy: »Through this comitragedy the excuse of “self defense” was woven like a thread (Atlantic). ╂[< comi(c) + tragedy] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tragicomedy — trag•i•com•e•dy [[t]ˌtrædʒ ɪˈkɒm ɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies 1) lit. a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy 2) an incident, or series of incidents, of mixed tragic and comic character • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • tragicomedy — trag|i|com|e|dy [ ,trædʒi kamədi ] noun count a play, story, or situation that is both sad and humorous ╾ trag|i|com|ic [ ,trædʒi kamık ] adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Tragi-comic — Trag i com ic, Tragi comical Trag i com ic*al, a. [Cf. F. tragi comique.] Of or pertaining to tragi comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes. {Trag com ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Julian felt toward him that tragi comic sensation which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tragi-comical — Tragi comic Trag i com ic, Tragi comical Trag i com ic*al, a. [Cf. F. tragi comique.] Of or pertaining to tragi comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes. {Trag com ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Julian felt toward him that tragi comic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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