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CIDE DICTIONARY

tragi-comedy

CIDE DICTIONARY

tragi-comedyn. [Cf. F. tragicomédie, L. tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, and Comedy.].
     A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy.  [1913 Webster]
    "The noble tragi-comedy of “Measure for Measure.”"  [1913 Webster]

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