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  • adjective literature Not tragic.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ tragic

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Examples

  • The first nontragic viral video from these Olympics provides a lesson in what not to do if you've got your hands on something everyone wants to see.

    Tucson Weekly Nick Smith 2010

  • Where, for heaven's sake, is a picture of black femininity (in particular, that of darker-skinned, nontragic femininity) that might signify beauty, chic, elegance, vulnerability, sophistication?

    The Nation: Top Stories 2009

  • Where, for heaven's sake, is a picture of black femininity (in particular, that of darker-skinned, nontragic femininity) that might signify beauty, chic, elegance, vulnerability, sophistication?

    The Nation: Top Stories 2009

  • Where, for heaven's sake, is a picture of black femininity (in particular, that of darker-skinned, nontragic femininity) that might signify beauty, chic, elegance, vulnerability, sophistication?

    The Nation: Top Stories 2009

  • Indeed, Sarkozy is the first nontragic hero to merit Reza’s attention in some time, she confessed to a reporter after the publication of Dawn, Dusk or Night: A Year With Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Un Homme in Full 2008

  • Indeed, Sarkozy is the first nontragic hero to merit Reza’s attention in some time, she confessed to a reporter after the publication of Dawn, Dusk or Night: A Year With Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Un Homme in Full 2008

  • Indeed, Sarkozy is the first nontragic hero to merit Reza’s attention in some time, she confessed to a reporter after the publication of Dawn, Dusk or Night: A Year With Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Un Homme in Full 2008

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