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Meaning of Tragedian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
tɹəˈd͡ʒidiən

Definitions

  1. An actor who specializes in tragic roles.
  2. A playwright who writes tragedies.

Equivalents

Examples

“Euen thoſe you were wont to take such delight in the Tragedians of the City.”
“And as for the separation scene from the child, while Becky was reciting it, Emmy retired altogether behind her pocket-handkerchief, so that the consummate little tragedian must have been charmed to see the effect which her performance produced on her audience.”
“Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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