comedy and tragedy

English

Noun

comedy and tragedy pl (plural only)

  1. (theater) The genres of comedy and tragedy.
    Synonym: Thalia and Melpomene
  2. (theater, synecdochic) The comedy mask and tragedy mask.
  3. (theater, metonymic) The sock and buskin.
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