TRAGEDIAN


Meaning of TRAGEDIAN in English

/ trəˈdʒiːdiən; NAmE / noun ( formal )

1.

a person who writes tragedies for the theatre

2.

an actor in tragedies

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (denoting a writer of tragedies): from Old French tragediane , from tragedie , via Latin from Greek tragōidia , apparently from tragos goat (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē song, ode.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.