tragicomic Hear it!

Variant of tragicomedy

tragicomedy Definition

tragi·com·edy (traj′i kämə dē)

noun pl. tragicomedies -·dies

  1. a play or other literary work combining tragic and comic elements
  2. a situation or incident in life like this

Etymology: Fr tragicomédie < LL tragicomedia, contr. of L tragicocomoedia: see tragic & comedy

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