| NOUN | communication | tragicomedy | a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating |
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| communication | tragicomedy, seriocomedy | a comedy with serious elements or overtones |
| Meaning | A dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating. | |
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| Broader | tragedy | drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance |
| Spanish | tragicomedia | |
| Catalan | tragicomèdia | |
| Adjectives | tragicomic | of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy |
| tragicomical | having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics / characteristics | |
| tragicomical | manifesting both tragic and comic aspects | |
| Meaning | A comedy with serious elements or overtones. | |
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| Synonym | seriocomedy | |
| Broader | comedy | light and humorous drama with a happy ending |
| Spanish | seriocomedy, tragicomedia | |
| Catalan | seriocomedy, tragicomèdia | |
| Adjectives | tragicomical | having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics / characteristics |
| tragicomical | manifesting both tragic and comic aspects | |
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