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Noun: tragicomedy  ,tra-ji'kó-mi-dee
  1. A dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
     
  2. A comedy with serious elements or overtones
    - seriocomedy

Derived forms: tragicomedies

Type of: comedy, tragedy

Encyclopedia: Tragicomedy