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A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy.
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- n. A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy.
- A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy. The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure." Macaulay.
- A kind of drama representing some action in which serious andcomic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature bothof tragedy and comedy.The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure." Macaulay.