"dramedy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɑːmədi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹɑmədi/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-dramedy.oga [US] Forms: dramedies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awoidós Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós) Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin cōmoediader. Middle French comediebor. Middle English comedie English comedy blend English dramedy Blend of drama + comedy. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:blend|drama|comedy|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awoidós Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós) Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin cōmoediader. Middle French comediebor. Middle English comedie English comedy blend English dramedy Blend of drama + comedy. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dramedy (countable and uncountable, plural dramedies)
  1. (uncountable) A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-dramedy-en-noun-bgmnGo1h Categories (other): Comedy, Drama, Film, Television Disambiguation of Comedy: 87 13 Disambiguation of Drama: 51 49 Disambiguation of Film: 47 53 Disambiguation of Television: 58 42
  2. (countable) A film or television programme belonging to this genre. Tags: countable Translations (film/TV programme of this genre): comédie dramatique [feminine] (French), Comedydrama [neuter] (German), Comedy-Drama [neuter] (German), Dramedy [feminine] (German), commedia drammatica [feminine] (Italian), komediodramat [masculine] (Polish), comédia dramática [feminine] (Portuguese), comedia dramática [feminine] (Spanish), dramedia [feminine] (Spanish), dramakomedi [common-gender] (Swedish), dramedi [common-gender, rare] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dramedy-en-noun-Zap2fuMD Categories (other): English blends, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Drama, Film, Film genres, Genres Disambiguation of English blends: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Drama: 51 49 Disambiguation of Film: 47 53 Disambiguation of Film genres: 44 56 Disambiguation of Genres: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'film/TV programme of this genre': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: genre [drama, dramaturgy, film, theater, entertainment, lifestyle, television, broadcasting, media, comedy], film [drama, dramaturgy, film, theater, entertainment, lifestyle, television, broadcasting, media, comedy], TV programme [drama, dramaturgy, film, theater, entertainment, lifestyle, television, broadcasting, media, comedy] Related terms: seriocomic, tragicomedy Translations (genre): dramatická komedie (Czech), comédie dramatique [feminine] (French), Comedydrama [neuter] (German), Comedy-Drama [neuter] (German), Dramedy [feminine] (German), commedia drammatica [feminine] (Italian), komediodramat [masculine] (Polish), comédia dramática [feminine] (Portuguese), драматическая комедия (dramatíčeskaja komédija) [feminine] (Russian), comedia dramática [feminine] (Spanish), dramedia [feminine] (Spanish), dramakomedi [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'genre': 50 50

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nAncient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō)\nProto-Indo-European *-mn̥\nAncient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)\nAncient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor.\nLate Latin drāmabor.\nEnglish drama\nAncient Greek κῶμος (kômos)\nProto-Hellenic *awéidō\nProto-Hellenic *-ā́\nProto-Hellenic *awoidā́\nAncient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)\nAncient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ)\nAncient Greek κῶμος (kômos)\nProto-Hellenic *awoidós\nAncient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós)\nAncient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor.\nLatin cōmoediader.\nMiddle French comediebor.\nMiddle English comedie\nEnglish comedy\nblend\nEnglish dramedy\nBlend of drama + comedy.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nAncient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō)\nProto-Indo-European *-mn̥\nAncient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)\nAncient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor.\nLate Latin drāmabor.\nEnglish drama\nAncient Greek κῶμος (kômos)\nProto-Hellenic *awéidō\nProto-Hellenic *-ā́\nProto-Hellenic *awoidā́\nAncient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)\nAncient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ)\nAncient Greek κῶμος (kômos)\nProto-Hellenic *awoidós\nAncient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós)\nAncient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor.\nLatin cōmoediader.\nMiddle French comediebor.\nMiddle English comedie\nEnglish comedy\nblend\nEnglish dramedy\nBlend of drama + comedy.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "seriocomic"
    },
    {
      "word": "tragicomedy"
    }
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        "A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy."
      ],
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          "genre"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film"
        ],
        [
          "television",
          "television"
        ],
        [
          "drama",
          "drama"
        ],
        [
          "comedy",
          "comedy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              63,
              70
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2019 December 13, Tracie Egan Morrissey, “The Year Women Got ‘Horny’”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "”Fleabag,” Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically acclaimed British dramedy, featured a young woman whose strongest character trait — being horny — was decidedly not male.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              65,
              72
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2025 October 29, Alaina Demopoulos, “What’s with the sponcon slop in Nobody Wants This? Netflix, nobody wants this”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Last year, the Daily Mail found that Emily in Paris, a bubblegum dramedy starring Lily Collins, plugged 37 brands throughout 10 episodes.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A film or television programme belonging to this genre."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A film or television programme belonging to this genre."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɹɑmədi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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        "dramaturgy",
        "film",
        "theater",
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "comedy"
      ],
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    {
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        "dramaturgy",
        "film",
        "theater",
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "comedy"
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    {
      "topics": [
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "film",
        "theater",
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media",
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "genre",
      "word": "dramatická komedie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comédie dramatique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Comedydrama"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Comedy-Drama"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dramedy"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "commedia drammatica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "komediodramat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comédia dramática"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "dramatíčeskaja komédija",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "драматическая комедия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comedia dramática"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dramedia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "genre",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "dramakomedi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comédie dramatique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Comedydrama"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Comedy-Drama"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dramedy"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "commedia drammatica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "komediodramat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comédia dramática"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "dramakomedi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "film/TV programme of this genre",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "dramedi"
    }
  ],
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}

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