tragi-comi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. tragi-comi-pastoral Brit.

/ˌtradʒᵻkɒmɪˈpɑːst(ə)rəl/,

/ˌtradʒᵻkɒmɪˈpast(ə)rəl/, U.S.

/ˌtrædʒəˌkɑməˈpæstərəl/,

/ˌtrædʒəˌkɑməˌpæsˈtɔrəl/.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: tragicomic adj.

Etymology: < tragicomi- (in tragicomic adj.).Found in a small number of formations from the early 18th cent. onwards, exemplified below.

Chiefly humorous. Now historical and rare.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘both tragicomic and ——’, ‘tragic, comic, and ——’, as tragi-comi-farcical, tragi-comi-operatical, tragi-comi-pastoral, etc. Chiefly in titles of plays.In later use only with reference or allusion to 18th-century plays with tragi-comi- in their titles.

ΚΠ

1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It (subtitle) A tragi-comi-pastoral farce.

1729 E. Hawker Country-wedding sig. A2 (subtitle) A tragi-comi-pastoral-farcical opera.

1731 W. R. Chetwood Generous Free-mason (title page) A tragi-comi-farcical ballad opera.

1737 R. Drury Rival Milliners (title page) A tragi-comi-operatic-pastoral farce.

1742 Politicks in Miniature (title page) A tragi-comi-pantomimical performance of two acts.

?1750 ‘Merry Andrew’ Don Quixote in Miniature (title page) A tragi-comi-pastoral farce, of one act only.

1771 J. Reed Register-office (new ed.) ii. 38 I have written..no less than nine Tragedies, eight Comedies,..and one Tragi-comi-operatico-magico-farcico-pastoral, dramatic Romance.

c1778 R. Porson in Daily Chron. 29 Mar. (1902) 6/7 Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire..[a] tragi-comi-operatical farce.

1792 J. Raithby Delineations of Heart I. (title page) A tragi-comi-satiric essay.

1800 R. Bisset Douglas IV. vi. 162 It was necessary to give some account of the tragi-comi-operati-farcical hodge-podges of the present day.

1993 C. Winton John Gay & London Theatre p. xi The mock-learned preface with its straight-faced analysis of what goes into making a tragi-comi-pastoral farce.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tragi-comi-
释义	tragi-comi-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. tragi-comi-pastoral Brit. /ˌtradʒᵻkɒmɪˈpɑːst(ə)rəl/, /ˌtradʒᵻkɒmɪˈpast(ə)rəl/, U.S. /ˌtrædʒəˌkɑməˈpæstərəl/, /ˌtrædʒəˌkɑməˌpæsˈtɔrəl/. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: tragicomic adj. Etymology: < tragicomi- (in tragicomic adj.).Found in a small number of formations from the early 18th cent. onwards, exemplified below. Chiefly humorous. Now historical and rare. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘both tragicomic and ——’, ‘tragic, comic, and ——’, as tragi-comi-farcical, tragi-comi-operatical, tragi-comi-pastoral, etc. Chiefly in titles of plays.In later use only with reference or allusion to 18th-century plays with tragi-comi- in their titles. ΚΠ 1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It (subtitle) A tragi-comi-pastoral farce. 1729 E. Hawker Country-wedding sig. A2 (subtitle) A tragi-comi-pastoral-farcical opera. 1731 W. R. Chetwood Generous Free-mason (title page) A tragi-comi-farcical ballad opera. 1737 R. Drury Rival Milliners (title page) A tragi-comi-operatic-pastoral farce. 1742 Politicks in Miniature (title page) A tragi-comi-pantomimical performance of two acts. ?1750 ‘Merry Andrew’ Don Quixote in Miniature (title page) A tragi-comi-pastoral farce, of one act only. 1771 J. Reed Register-office (new ed.) ii. 38 I have written..no less than nine Tragedies, eight Comedies,..and one Tragi-comi-operatico-magico-farcico-pastoral, dramatic Romance. c1778 R. Porson in Daily Chron. 29 Mar. (1902) 6/7 Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire..[a] tragi-comi-operatical farce. 1792 J. Raithby Delineations of Heart I. (title page) A tragi-comi-satiric essay. 1800 R. Bisset Douglas IV. vi. 162 It was necessary to give some account of the tragi-comi-operati-farcical hodge-podges of the present day. 1993 C. Winton John Gay & London Theatre p. xi The mock-learned preface with its straight-faced analysis of what goes into making a tragi-comi-pastoral farce. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1715
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