DEUTERAGONIST

Meaning of DEUTERAGONIST in English

[ ˌdju:tə'ragənɪst ]

■ noun the person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama.

Origin

C19: from Gk deuteragōnistēs , from deuteros 'second' + agōnistēs 'actor'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DEUTERAGONIST — noun see: protagonist Date: 1855 the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama, a person …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEUTERAGONIST — ˌd(y)üd.əˈragənə̇st, -raig- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek deuteragōnistēs, from deuter- deuter- (I) + agōnistēs combatant, actor — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEUTERAGONIST — /dooh'teuh rag"euh nist, dyooh'-/ , n. (in ancient Greece) the actor next in importance to the protagonist. [ 1850-55; deuteragonistés. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEUTERAGONIST — n. second most important actor after the protagonist (Ancient Greece); person serving as a foil to another
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEUTERAGONIST — ˌdyü- noun Etymology: Greek deuteragōnistēs, from deuter- + agōnistēs combatant, actor — more at protagonist Date: 1855 1. : the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEUTERAGONIST — [deu.ter.ag.o.nist] n [Gk deuteragonistes, fr. deuter- + agonistes combatant, actor--more at protagonist] (1855) 1: the actor taking the part of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEUTERAGONIST — n. the person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama. [Gk deuteragonistes (as DEUTERO-, agonistes actor)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEUTERAGONIST — n. the person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama. [ Gk deuteragonistes (as DEUTERO-, agonistes actor) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEUTERAGONIST — n. the person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama. Etymology: Gk deuteragonistes (as DEUTERO-, agonistes actor)
Oxford English vocab
DEUTERAGONIST — n. Pronunciation: ˌ dü-t ə - ' ra-g ə -nist also ˌ dyü- Function: noun Etymology: Greek deuterag ō nist …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRITAGONIST — (ˈ)trī|tagənə̇st, -|taig- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek tritagōnistēs, from trit- + agōnistēs actor — more at protagonist : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRITAGONIST — /tri tag"euh nist/ , n. (in ancient Greece) the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROTAGONIST — — protagonism , n. /proh tag"euh nist/ , n. 1. the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRITAGONIST — [ trʌɪ'tag(ə)nɪst , trɪ- ] ■ noun the person who is third in importance, after the protagonist and deuteragonist, in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PROTAGONIST — in ancient Greek drama, the first or leading actor. The poet Thespis is credited with having invented tragedy when he …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRITAGONIST — n. the third actor in a Greek play (cf. DEUTERAGONIST). [Gk tritagonistes (as TRITO-, agonistes actor)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRITAGONIST — n. the third actor in a Greek play (cf. DEUTERAGONIST). [ Gk tritagonistes (as TRITO-, agonistes actor) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRITAGONIST — n. the third actor in a Greek play (cf. DEUTERAGONIST). Etymology: Gk tritagonistes (as TRITO-, agonistes actor)
Oxford English vocab

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