Trag`i-com"e*dy (?), n. [Cf. F. tragicom'edie, L. tragicocomoedia. See Tragic, 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.
© Webster 1913.