English Online Dictionary. What means tragedy? What does tragedy mean?
English
Alternative forms
- tragœdy, tragoedy, tragœdie, tragoedie, tragedie (archaic)
Etymology
From the Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɛdi/, /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪdi/
- Hyphenation: trag‧e‧dy
Noun
tragedy (countable and uncountable, plural tragedies)
- A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
- Antonym: comedy
- The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
- Antonym: comedy
- A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
Derived terms
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Translations
Anagrams
- gyrated