tragicomedy

Meaning

Noun

The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.

Origin

From Middle French tragicomédie, from Italian tragicommedia, from Late Latin tragicomoedia, contraction of tragicocomoedia (Plautus), from Latin tragicus comoedia.

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