tramelogedia

Italian

Etymology

Coined by Vittorio Alfieri to define his play Abele (1790).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra.me.loˈd͡ʒɛ.dja/
• Rhymes: -ɛdja
• Hyphenation: tra‧me‧lo‧gè‧dia

Noun

tramelogedia f (plural tramelogedie)

1. a work mixing elements from both melodrama and tragedy

Further reading

• tramelogedia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana