melo-tragedyn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛləʊˈtradʒᵻdi/, U.S.

/ˌmɛloʊˈtrædʒədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: melo- comb. form, tragedy n.

Etymology: < melo- comb. form + tragedy n., after Italian melotragedia (1811), alteration of earlier tramelogedia (V. Alfieri, a1803, the insertion of melo within tragedia being intended to express the intimate relationship of music and drama in his work). Compare French mélo-tragi-parade (1803).

rare.

A tragic play containing songs; an operatic tragedy.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > a tragedy

tragedya1450

tragica1679

goat-singing1789

trago-drama1793

melo-tragedy1818

tragedietta1836

1818 J. C. Hobhouse Hist. Illustr. 402 He [sc. Alfieri] composed a sort of drama, altogether new, which he called a melo-tragedy.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 7 Mar. 2/3 Michael Faraday, according to tradition, would leave his investigations at the sound of the pan-pipes and see the melo-tragedy [sc. Punch and Judy] once more.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melo-tragedy
释义	melo-tragedyn. Brit. /ˌmɛləʊˈtradʒᵻdi/, U.S. /ˌmɛloʊˈtrædʒədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: melo- comb. form, tragedy n. Etymology: < melo- comb. form + tragedy n., after Italian melotragedia (1811), alteration of earlier tramelogedia (V. Alfieri, a1803, the insertion of melo within tragedia being intended to express the intimate relationship of music and drama in his work). Compare French mélo-tragi-parade (1803). rare. A tragic play containing songs; an operatic tragedy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > a tragedy tragedya1450 tragica1679 goat-singing1789 trago-drama1793 melo-tragedy1818 tragedietta1836 1818 J. C. Hobhouse Hist. Illustr. 402 He [sc. Alfieri] composed a sort of drama, altogether new, which he called a melo-tragedy. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 7 Mar. 2/3 Michael Faraday, according to tradition, would leave his investigations at the sound of the pan-pipes and see the melo-tragedy [sc. Punch and Judy] once more. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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