tragicomedy

trag·i·com·e·dy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [traj-i-kom-i-dee]
- /ˌtrædʒ ɪˈkɒm ɪ di/
- /ˌtrædʒ.ɪˈkɒm.ə.di/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [traj-i-kom-i-dee]
- /ˌtrædʒ ɪˈkɒm ɪ di/

Definitions of tragicomedy word

noun plural tragicomedy a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy. 1
noun plural tragicomedy an incident, or series of incidents, of mixed tragic and comic character. 1
countable noun tragicomedy A tragicomedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing. 0
noun tragicomedy a drama in which aspects of both tragedy and comedy are found 0
noun tragicomedy the dramatic genre of works of this kind 0
noun tragicomedy an event or incident having both comic and tragic aspects 0

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Origin of tragicomedy

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Late Latin tragicōmoedia, syncopated variant of Latin tragicocōmoedia. See tragic, -o-, comedy

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Parts of speech for Tragicomedy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tragicomedy

tragicomedy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tragicomedy usage trend in Literature

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