TRAGI-COMEDY

Meaning of TRAGI-COMEDY in English

also tragicomedy

(tragi-comedies)

A ~ is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.

N-COUNT

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TRAGI-COMEDY — (n.) A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of …
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGI-COMEDY — ( n. ) A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGI-COMEDY — amusing play that also contains sad elements
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TRAGI-COMEDY — noun a kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of …
Webster English vocab
TRAGI-COMEDY — also tragicomedy ( tragi-comedies) A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRAGI — tragi- see tragic
Interlingua English vocab
COMEDY — I Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Английский словарь Британика
TRAGI — plural of tragus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMEDY — ˈkämədē, -di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English comedye, from Middle French comedie, from Latin comoedia, from Greek kōmōidia, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMEDY — — comedial /keuh mee"dee euhl/ , adj. /kom"i dee/ , n. , pl. comedies . 1. a play, movie, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMEDY — noun ( plural -dies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia, from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMEDY — [com.e.dy] n, pl -dies [ME, fr. MF comedie, fr. L comoedia, fr. Gk komoidia, fr. komos revel + aeidein to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEDY — type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
COMEDY — / ˈkɒmədi; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] a play or film / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — com ‧ e ‧ dy /ˈkɒmədi, ˈkɒmɪdi $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural comedies ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Oxford English vocab
COMEDY — ( comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — (comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMEDY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comedy actor ▪ Jason was voted top TV comedy actor. a comedy/tragic drama (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMEDY — [noun] [C] - a (type of) film, play or book which is intentionally amusing either in its characters or its …
Cambridge English vocab
COMEDY — n. musical comedy comedy of manners New Comedy situation comedy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY — n. Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Thalia, agile wit, arlequinade, black comedy, black humor, bladder, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), television , TV …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMEDY — See ↑ FILM/MOVIE 2, ↑ FUNNY 2,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ romantic comedy
Longman Activator English vocab
COMEDY — n. 25B6; noun he excels in comedy : LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, comic play, comic film, farce, situation comedy, satire, pantomime, comic …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
TRAGI — pl от tragus
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRAGI — pl от tragus
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMEDY — comedy.ogg ʹkɒmədı n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRAGI — pl от tragus
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TRAGI — pl от tragus
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword - комедия …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия ( пьеса, фильм ) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия ( литературный и театральный жанр ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant: tragedy 3) комизм, комичность the comedy of many life situations …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMEDY — a drama with a happy ending or nontragic theme (see situation comedy and comedy of characters).
Russian-English Edic
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия; - comedy of character 2) забавный случай; 3) притворство.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
TRAGI — pl от tragus
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRAGI-COMICAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes.
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGI-COMIC — (a.) Alt. of Tragi-comical
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGI-COMI-PASTORAL — (a.) Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry.
Английский словарь Webster
TRAGI-COMICAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGI-COMIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Tragi-comical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGI-COMI-PASTORAL — ( a. ) Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGI-COMICAL — adj of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes.
Webster English vocab
TRAGI-COMIC — adj ·alt. of tragi-comical.
Webster English vocab
TRAGI-COMI-PASTORAL — adj partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry.
Webster English vocab
TRAGI-COMIC — also tragicomic Something that is tragi-comic is both sad and amusing at the same time. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRAGUS — noun (plural tragi) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tragos, a part of the ear, literally, goat Date: circa 1693 the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRACHLE — I. ˈtraḵəl, -rȧk- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: perhaps from Flemish tragelen, trakelen to walk with difficulty, drag, trail; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAGUS — ˈtrāgəs noun ( plural tragi ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tragos, a part of the ear, literally, he-goat — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAGUS — /tray"geuhs/ , n. , pl. tragi /-juy/ . Anat. a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAGUS — [ 'treɪgəs ] ■ noun ( plural tragi 'treɪgʌɪ , 'treɪdʒʌɪ ) Anatomy & Zoology a prominence on the inner …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRAGICOMEDY — [tragi.com.e.dy] n [MF tragicomedie, fr. OIt tragicomedia, fr. OSp, fr. L tragicomoedia, fr. tragicus + comoedia comedy] (ca. 1580): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VICENTE, GIL — born c. 1465, , Portugal died 1536/37 chief dramatist of Portugal, sometimes called the Portuguese Plautus. He was also a …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROSSINI, GIOACCHINO — Additional reading Studies of his life and works include Stendhal, Life of Rossini, new and rev. ed. (1970, reissued 1985), …
Britannica English vocabulary
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