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se·ri·o·com·ic
/
ˌsɪər
i
oʊˈkɒm
ɪk
/
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[
seer-ee-oh-
kom
-ik
]
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adjective
partly
serious
and partly
comic
:
a seriocomic play.
Also,
se·ri·o·com·i·cal.
Origin:
1775–85;
seri(ous)
+
-o-
+
comic
Related forms
se·ri·o·com·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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seriocomic
or
seriocomical
(ˌsɪərɪəʊˈkɒmɪk)
—
adj
mixing serious and comic elements
seriocomical
or
seriocomical
—
adj
serio'comically
or
seriocomical
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
seriocomic
1749 (implied in seriocomical), a blend of serious + comic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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