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tragicomedy n. 悲喜剧 悲喜剧 tragicomedy n 1: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating 2: a comedy with serious elements or overtones [ synonym: { seriocomedy}, { tragicomedy}] Tragi- comedy \ Trag` i- com" e* dy\, n. [ Cf. F. tragicom[' e] die, 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." -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Tragi- comic
Drama \ Dra" ma\ ( dr[ aum]" m[. a] or dr[= a]" m[. a]; 277), n. [ L. drama, Gr. dra^ ma, fr. dra^ n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage. [ 1913 Webster] A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. " The drama of war." -- Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster] Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time' s noblest offspring is the last. -- Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster] The drama and contrivances of God' s providence. -- Sharp. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The principal species of the drama are { tragedy} and { comedy}; inferior species are { tragi- comedy}, { melodrama}, { operas}, { burlettas}, and { farces}. [ 1913 Webster] { The romantic drama}, the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays ( like those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories told in dialogue by actors on the stage. -- J. A. Symonds. Dramatic45 Moby Thesaurus words for " tragicomedy": Thalia, arlequinade, black comedy, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, comedie bouffe, comedie larmoyante, comedie rosse, comedietta, comedy, comedy ballet, comedy of humors, comedy of ideas, comedy of intrigue, comedy of manners, comedy of situation, comedy relief, comic muse, comic opera, comic relief, dark comedy, domestic comedy, exode, farce, farce comedy, genteel comedy, harlequinade, high camp, light comedy, low camp, low comedy, mime, musical, musical comedy, opera buffa, raw comedy, realistic comedy, romantic comedy, satyr play, sentimental comedy, situation comedy, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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