tragicomedy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmədi/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
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(countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.
2023 July 13, “Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comicotragedy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| comitragedy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tragicomedies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tragicomic · tragicomedienne · tragicomical · tragicomedian · tragicomically · tragicomedic
Relateds
Translations (16)
tl lunus-katawanan (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · de Tragikomödie (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · gl traxicomedia (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · fr tragicomédie (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · pl tragikomedia (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · mk трагикомедија (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · fi tragikomedia (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · uk трагікоме́дія (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · ru трагикоме́дия (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · ca tragicomèdia (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · be трагікаме́дыя (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · el ιλαροτραγωδία (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · cs tragikomedie (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · hy ողբերգակատակերգություն (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · es tragicomedia (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy) · cmn 悲喜劇 /悲喜剧 (drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy)