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Definition of: tragicomedy
(traj′i·kom′ə·dē) noun plural ·dies
A drama in which tragic and comic scenes are intermingled. [<MF tragi-comédie <LL tragicomoedia <L tragico–comoedia <tragicus TRAGIC + comoedia COMEDY]
—trag′i·com′ic or ·i·cal adjective
—trag′i·com′i·cal·ly adverb
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