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Tragicomedy

Noun CEFR C1
ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi

Definitions

  1. The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
    uncountable
  2. A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
    countable

Equivalents

Españoltragicomedia
Françaistragicomédie
DeutschTragikomödie
13 more languages

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Tragicomic Tragicomical tragicomicality Tragicomically tragicus tragifarce

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