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单词 tragedietta
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tragediettan.

Brit. /trəˌdʒiːdɪˈɛtə/, U.S. /trəˌdʒidiˈɛdə/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tragedy n., -etta suffix.
Etymology: < tragedy n. + -etta suffix, after comedietta n.
Now rare.
A short (esp. one-act) tragedy; a dramatic sketch about a tragic character or situation.
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tragica1679
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trago-drama1793
melo-tragedy1818
tragedietta1836
1836 Figaro in London 17 Sept. 154/1 The scene closes upon this truly dramatic incident, and a flourish of sneezes announces the conclusion of this eventful tragedietta!
1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Oct. 2/3 My ‘tragedy’—it is a very little one, a one-act tragedietta.
1902 Daily Chron. 2 July 3/1 One of them..might be called a ‘tragedietta’,..but, as a whole, they may be said to range from comedietta to farce.
2005 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 5 June In the comedic tragedietta, a dried-out composer has lost all motivation to live.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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