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tragicomic

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 tragicomic word

  • noun plural tragicomic a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy. 1
  • noun plural tragicomic an incident, or series of incidents, of mixed tragic and comic character. 1
  • adjective tragicomic Something that is tragicomic is both sad and amusing at the same time. 0

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Origin of tragicomic

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 Tragicomic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tragicomic 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.

tragicomic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tragicomic

adj tragicomic

  • dramatic — of or relating to the drama.

Top questions with tragicomic

  • what does tragicomic mean?

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