seriocomic

se·ri·o·com·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seer-ee-oh-kom-ik]
- /ˌsɪər i oʊˈkɒm ɪk/
- /ˌsɪə.rɪəʊˈk.ɒ.mɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seer-ee-oh-kom-ik]
- /ˌsɪər i oʊˈkɒm ɪk/

Definitions of seriocomic word

adjective seriocomic partly serious and partly comic: a seriocomic play. 1
adjective seriocomic mixing serious and comic elements 0
adjective seriocomic partly serious and partly comic 0

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Origin of seriocomic

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85; seri(ous) + -o- + comic

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Parts of speech for Seriocomic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seriocomic

seriocomic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

seriocomic usage trend in Literature

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