"comedy and tragedy" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (theater) The genres of comedy and tragedy. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: Thalia and Melpomene
    Sense id: en-comedy_and_tragedy-en-noun-VOFiAGKQ Categories (other): Theater, English coordinated pairs, Theater Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 43 26 31 Disambiguation of Theater: 30 32 38 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  2. (theater, synecdochically) The comedy mask and tragedy mask. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-comedy_and_tragedy-en-noun-IuOt-gzW Categories (other): English synecdoches, Theater, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Theater Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 67 10 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 51 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 74 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 73 4 Disambiguation of Theater: 30 32 38 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  3. (theater, metonymic) The sock and buskin. Tags: metonymically, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-comedy_and_tragedy-en-noun-ALwjTRDz Categories (other): English metonyms, Theater, Theater Disambiguation of Theater: 30 32 38 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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