tragicomedy
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ɪˈkɒm noun, plural trag·i·com·e·dies.
1.
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.
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tragicomedy (ˌtrædʒɪˈkɒmɪdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -dies | |
| 1. | a. a drama in which aspects of both tragedy and comedy are found |
| b. the dramatic genre of works of this kind | |
| 2. | an event or incident having both comic and tragic aspects |
| [C16: from French, ultimately from Late Latin tragicōmoedia; see | |
| tragi'comic | |
| —adj | |
| tragi'comical | |
| —adj | |
| tragi'comically | |
| —adv | |
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He also published fourteen prose comedies, two tragedies, and one tragicomedy.
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