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Meaning of "deuteragonist" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEUTERAGONIST

From Greek deuteragōnistēs, from deutero- + agōnistēs contestant, actor.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DEUTERAGONIST

ˌdjuːtəˈræɡənɪst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEUTERAGONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deuteragonist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEUTERAGONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deuteragonist

In literature, the deuteragonist is the second most important character, after the protagonist and before the tritagonist. The deuteragonist may switch from being with or against the protagonist depending on the deuteragonist's own conflict/plot.

Definition of deuteragonist in the English dictionary

The definition of deuteragonist in the dictionary is the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEUTERAGONIST

agonist · antagonist · cosmogonist · educationist · exhibitionist · expressionist · humanist · impressionist · modernist · nutritionist · organist · paganist · perfectionist · pianist · protagonist · receptionist · theogonist · tobogganist · tritagonist · Zionist

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEUTERAGONIST

deuteranomalous · deuteranomaly · deuteranope · deuteranopia · deuteranopic · deuterate · deuteration · deuteric · deuteride · deuterium · deuterium oxide · deuterogamist · deuterogamy · deuteron · Deuteronomic · Deuteronomist · Deuteronomy · deuteroplasm · deuteroscopic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEUTERAGONIST

abortionist · accordionist · anti-Zionist · balloonist · cartoonist · colonist · communist · conservationist · constructionist · dental receptionist · evolutionist · fashionist · hotel receptionist · percussionist · precisionist · projectionist · reductionist · revolutionist · saxophonist · trade unionist · unionist

Synonyms and antonyms of deuteragonist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deuteragonist» into 25 languages

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deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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Deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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Deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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दुय्यम सैनिक
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deuteragonista
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deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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deuteragonist
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Trends of use of deuteragonist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEUTERAGONIST»

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The Tricks of the Trade
The first actor was known as the protagonist, the second the deuteragonist and the third the tritagonist. If I were to ask one of today's actors how the Greek actors divided the parts in, for example, Htppolyttu, \ would receive an answer along ...
Dario Fo, Stuart Hood, 1991
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History of the literature of ancient Greece [tr. by sir G.C. ...
These names are used with different meanings. Sometimes the actors themselves are designated by their parts ; as, for example, when Cleandrus is called the protagonist of iEschylus, and Myniscus his deuteragonist ; or when Demosthenes, ...
Carl Otfried Müller, John William Donaldson, 1858
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The Athenian stage. Tr. by R.B. Paul, and ed. by T.K. Arnold
the part of deuteragonist. " When iEschylus," he says, (153) " introduced a second actor, it would seem that his a place was not that of a deuteragonist, but rather that he took upon him the part of protagonist, which had previously belonged to ...
August Witzschel, Thomas Kerchever Arnold, 1850
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The Complete Euripides: Volume V: Medea and Other Plays
ten roles32 were divided among protagonist, deuteragonist, and tritagonist (i.e., the first, second, and third ''competitor''). There is more than one way to divide the roles in Helen, but the likeliest seems to be as follows: the protagonist certainly ...
Peter Burian, Alan Shapiro, 2010
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Chapters in the History of Actors and Acting in Ancient Greece
As regards the history of the terms, Rees shows that "protagonist" is not found in either literature or inscriptions as applied to an actor until the time of Plutarch; that "deuteragonist" occurs in only two passages, both late, where the reference is ...
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Seneca on the Stage
... Agamemno Talthybius and Calchas Andromacha Andromacha Andromacha Ulixes Hecuba Hecuba Senex Helena Nuntius Alternatively the protagonist could play Pyrrhus, Ulixes, and Hecuba, and the deuteragonist could play Agamemno ...
Dana Ferrin Sutton, 1986
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The Languages of Performance in British Romanticism
Alan Richardson analyses the features of a type of Romantic tragedy subsumable under the Byronic category of 'mental theatre',13 in which the deuteragonist is an alienated and highly- eloquent negative tempter (the archetypes are, ...
Lilla Maria Crisafulli, Cecilia Pietropoli, 2008
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Euripides: Phoenissae
One might accordingly speculate that a protagonist who was a skilled singer took Jocasta's role, Antigone's role in teicho- skopia and exodos (but not in 1270-83), and (e.g.) Tiresias' part, while the deuteragonist played the Servant, Polynices, ...
Euripides, Donald J. Mastronarde, 1994
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The Complete Euripides: Volume II: Iphigenia in Tauris and ...
They were called in order of importance protagonist, deuteragonist, andtritagonist . There wasalso anallowance of nonspeaking parts;wedo notknow how many. The distribution of parts for this playwould certainly have given Iphigeneia tothe ...
Peter Burian, Alan Shapiro, 2010
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The Attic theatre: a description of the stage and theatre of ...
The deuteragonist took the parts which, in point of interest, were intermediate between the leading characters and the heavy parts which fell to the tritagonist. There are not, however, any traditions as to particular characters having been played ...
Arthur Elam Haigh, Sir Arthur Wallace Pickard-Cambridge

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEUTERAGONIST»

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Kickstrater Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for "The All" Action …
Nim is able to carry forward in his quest with the help of the deuteragonist 'The Visitor', who is Nim's mentor and creator and guide. A major part ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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Ping Pong: The Animation - The Complete Series
The deuteragonist of the series is Makoto Tsukimoto (voiced by Micah Solusod), who has been given the nickname "Smile" as a way to poke ... «DVD Talk, Jun 15»
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Tales of Berseria is the next Tales
Past games have typically relegated important female characters to the role of deuteragonist, but new protagonist Velvet will take center stage ... «TechnologyTell, Jun 15»
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Tritagonist as a new term for uncharacterised microorganisms in …
In early forms of ancient Greek dramas, only two actors, the protagonist and the deuteragonist, played on stage. The inclusion of a third actor, ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
At least the next episode, titled “Vampire Attack,” looks like it'll make up for this. Maybe the supposed deuteragonist Mikaela will show up? «Anime News Network, May 15»
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May I Kill Him? Lisbeth Salander and the Rise of Feminist Noir
And, contrary to the title, Lisbeth is largely the deuteragonist of the first novel, but in the next two, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl ... «The Mary Sue, May 15»
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The Last of Us: Left Behind Available as Standalone Content
Ellie, the young deuteragonist of The Last of Us, stars in Left Behind, which is set before the events of the main game. During Left Behind, Ellie ... «Arcade Sushi, May 15»
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'Sanjay's Super Team' Is Pixar's First Project to Star Non-White Lead
Russell wasn't the star of UP. The literary term for Russell's role would be deuteragonist, as opposed to protagonist, which is what we consider ... «Cartoon Brew, Apr 15»
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Halo 5 Xbox One Console Is Coming
... received a couple of new live-action promotional trailers featuring the series' mainstay protagonist Master Chief, as well as the deuteragonist, ... «Cinema Blend, Apr 15»
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The Evil Within Update: The Consequence DLC Out in April 21 …
The Assignment centers on the story of deuteragonist Juli Kidman and the secrecies abounding in her life, including her connections to the ... «Venture Capital Post, Apr 15»
REFERENCE
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