tragicomedy

== English == === Alternative forms === comicotragedy, comitragedy === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicōmoedia, tragicocōmoedia. By surface analysis, tragic +‎ comedy, with haplology. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmədi/ === Noun === tragicomedy (countable and uncountable, plural tragicomedies) (uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. (countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === dramedy seriocomic === Anagrams === comitragedy