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dramedy, n.
Brit. |ˈdrɑːmɪdi|, U.S. |ˈdrɑmədi|
Forms: 19– dramady, 19– dramedy
[Blend of drama n. and comedy n.1]
A work of art exhibiting qualities of both drama and comedy. In later use: spec. a television programme or film in which the comedic elements are primarily derived from character and plot development rather than from artificial situations, typical comic formulae, or slapstick. Also: such works as a genre.
1905Washington Post 12 Mar. iv. 5/6 ‘Cinderella’, a strictly serio-comic and comio-seric dramedy, in three entr'acts, presented for the first and last time on any stage. 1931E. Pound in New Rev. Jan. 53/2 He [sc. James Joyce] wrote a dramedy when he had finished ‘The Portrait’. 1978TV Guide 7 Oct. 11 (advt.) The Big Fix. A Dramedy from Universal. 2002Elle Feb. 52/2 The movie itself is a kind of melding, a seamless wedding of sharp-toothed, Altman-esque ensemble dramedy with the stylistic exuberance of Bollywood. |