What does tragedian mean?
Definitions for tragedian
trəˈdʒi di əntrage·di·an
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Princeton's WordNet
tragediannoun
a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies
tragediannoun
an actor who specializes in tragic roles
Wiktionary
tragediannoun
An actor who specializes in tragic roles.
tragediannoun
A playwright who writes tragedies.
Etymology: From τραγωδός, from τράγος + αοιδός, a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tragediannoun
Etymology: from tragedy; tragœdus, Lat.
Many of the poets themselves had much nobler conceptions of the Deity, than to imagine him to have any thing corporeal; as in these verses out of the ancient tragedian. Edward Stillingfleet.
I can counterfeit the deep tragedian;
Speak, and look back, and pry on ev’ry side,
Tremble and start at wagging of a straw,
Intending deep suspicion. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.To well-lung’d tragedian ’s rage
They recommend their labours of the stage. Dryden.
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tragedian
A tragedian is a writer, actor, or scholar who specializes in tragedy, a form of drama characterized by serious themes and often involving the suffering or downfall of the protagonist. This term is often used to refer to the ancient Greek playwrights such as Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus who established many conventions of the genre.
Webster Dictionary
Tragediannoun
a writer of tragedy
Tragediannoun
an actor or player in tragedy
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tragedian in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tragedian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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