adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ sir- ē - ō - ' kä-mik
Function: adjective
Etymology: seri ous + -o- + comic
Date: 1783
: having a mixture of the serious and the comic <a seriocomic novel>
– se · rio · com · i · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ sir- ē - ō - ' kä-mik
Function: adjective
Etymology: seri ous + -o- + comic
Date: 1783
: having a mixture of the serious and the comic <a seriocomic novel>
– se · rio · com · i · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012