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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 overtonesplay

  Familiarity information: SERIOCOMEDY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SERIOCOMEDY (noun)


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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