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tragicomedy

tra·gi·co·medy

UK/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ US/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmədi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating

2.

a comedy with serious elements or overtones

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicōmoedia, tragicocōmoedia. By surface analysis, tragic + comedy, with haplology.

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