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/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ · noun
(uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy..
This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.
Use tragi comedy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tragi comedy means (uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy..
Common synonyms include seriocomedy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.
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