melo-tragedyn.
/ˌmɛləʊˈtradʒᵻdi/, U.S. /ˌmɛloʊˈtrædʒədi/ rare.
A tragic play containing songs; an operatic tragedy.
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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).
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n.1818- out of eyesight
- out of fashion
- out of favor
- out of fit
- out of focus
- out of form
- out of from wit or one's wit
- out of gearing
- out of god's blessing into the warm sun
- out of god's christ's blessing into the warm sun
- out of gourd
- out of governance
- out of graith
- out of gree
- out of guard
- out of gunshot
- out of hail
- out of hand
- out of harm's way
- out of harmony
- out of harre
- out of hazard
- out of hearing
- out of heart
- out of hinges