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serio-comic
(serio-comic)
Pronunciation:
/sɪərɪəʊˈkɒmɪk/
adjective
combining the serious and the comic; serious in intention but humorous in manner or vice versa:
a telling serio-comic critique
Derivatives
serio-comically
adverb
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