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tragicomedy collapse: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating

Thalia collapse: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

slapstick collapse: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone; a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes; characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"

farce collapse: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations; fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

musical collapse: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing; characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"; talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"; characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

situation comedy collapse: a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life; a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

mime collapse: a performance using gestures and body movements without words; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

tuberosity collapse: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

burlesque collapse: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease); relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"

camp collapse: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"; temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"; a prison for forced laborers; "China has many work camps for political prisoners"; a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp"; shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs; something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the living room was pure camp"; a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"; providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"; give an artificially banal or sexual quality to; establish or set up a camp; live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"

glyph collapse: glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

protuberance collapse: the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

bas relief collapse: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

extrusion collapse: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

cameo collapse: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

intaglio collapse: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

medallion collapse: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"; any of various large ancient Greek coins

minstrel show collapse: a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

song and dance collapse: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing

blatancy collapse: the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"

ballet collapse: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

salient collapse: (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy; (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

prominence collapse: relative importance; the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

modeling collapse: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

intermezzo collapse: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera; a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

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