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Vinony

tragicomedy

noun

  1. genre of drama and literature
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ / /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmədi/

noun

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.

  1. The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
  2. 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.”