tragedy

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From the Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία ("epic play, tragedy"), from τράγος + ᾠδή, a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

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