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SERIOCOMEDY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does seriocomedy mean?
• SERIOCOMEDY (noun)
The noun SERIOCOMEDY has 1 sense:
1. a comedy with serious elements or overtones
Familiarity information: SERIOCOMEDY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A comedy with serious elements or overtones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
seriocomedy; tragicomedy
Hypernyms ("seriocomedy" is a kind of...):
comedy (light and humorous drama with a happy ending)
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