transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtra-jə-dē ]
noun
( plural -dies )
Etymology: Middle English tragedie, from Middle French, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw) + aeidein to sing — more at troglodyte , ode
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man
b. : a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror
c. : the literary genre of tragic dramas
2.
a. : a disastrous event : calamity
b. : misfortune
3. : tragic quality or element