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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… … Useful english dictionary
Trag-comically — 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
Tragi-comedy — Trag i com e*dy, n. [Cf. F. tragicom[ e]die, L. tragicocomoedia. See {Tragic}, and {Comedy}.] A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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
tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society … Universalium
Mitică — The Bucharest Tribunal during the 1890s (a horse drawn tram to the left) Mitică (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈtikə]) is a fictional character who appears in several sketch stories by Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale, and whose name is a… … Wikipedia
Tragedy — other uses redirect|Tragedian LiteratureTragedy ( gr. , tragōidia , goat song ) is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. [Banham (1998, 1118). In his speculative work on the origins of Athenean tragedy, The… … Wikipedia
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
