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tragedian
" Theater people say you are either a comedian or a tragedian, and I'm a tragedian. And the vexing, dark characters, the ones where I don't understand their pain or their anguish, they are the characters that appeal to me."
John Logan

Meaning of "tragedian" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TRAGEDIAN

trəˈdʒiːdɪən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAGEDIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tragedian 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 TRAGEDIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tragedy

Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term tragedy often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Greeks and the Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. From its obscure origins in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, from which there survives only a fraction of the work of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, through its singular articulations in the works of Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, Racine, and Schiller, to the more recent naturalistic...

Definition of tragedian in the English dictionary

The definition of tragedian in the dictionary is an actor who specializes in tragic roles. Other definition of tragedian is a writer of tragedy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAGEDIAN

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAGEDIAN

tragacanth · tragal · tragedienne · tragedies · tragedy · tragelaph · tragelaphine · tragi · tragi-comic · tragic · tragic flaw · tragic irony · tragical · tragically · tragicalness · tragicomedy · tragicomical · tragicomically · tragopan · tragule

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAGEDIAN

alternative comedian · American Indian · Barbadian · Burundian · Cambodian · Canadian · custodian · English Canadian · French Canadian · French-Canadian · high comedian · Indian · low comedian · mean deviation from the median · meridian · obsidian · radian · Trinidadian · viridian · West Indian

Synonyms and antonyms of tragedian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tragedian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAGEDIAN

Find out the translation of tragedian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tragedian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tragedian» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

悲剧
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

trágico
570 millions of speakers
en

English

tragedian
510 millions of speakers
hi

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त्रासदी लेखक
380 millions of speakers
ar

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التراجيدي
280 millions of speakers
ru

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трагик
278 millions of speakers
pt

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tragedian
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিয়োগান্তক নাটকের রচয়িতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tragédien
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Tragedi
190 millions of speakers
de

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Tragiker
180 millions of speakers
ja

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悲劇作家
130 millions of speakers
ko

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비극
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tragedian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người diển bi kịch
80 millions of speakers
ta

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நாடகத்தில் துயரப் பாத்திரம் ஏற்று
75 millions of speakers
mr

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दिवाणखान्या
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

trajedi yazarı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

attore tragico
65 millions of speakers
pl

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tragik
50 millions of speakers
uk

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трагік
40 millions of speakers
ro

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tragedian
30 millions of speakers
el

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τραγικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tragicus
14 millions of speakers
sv

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tragedianen
10 millions of speakers
no

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tragedian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tragedian

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGEDIAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of tragedian
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tragedian

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QUOTES WITH «TRAGEDIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tragedian.
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John Logan
Theater people say you are either a comedian or a tragedian, and I'm a tragedian. And the vexing, dark characters, the ones where I don't understand their pain or their anguish, they are the characters that appeal to me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAGEDIAN»

Discover the use of tragedian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tragedian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ira Aldridge: ˜theœ Negro Tragedian
Sixteen days later, young Ira Aldridge, an American-born black actor, replaced Edmund Kean in the role of the Moor. "Suddenly, members of the press were up in arms," and a real-life drama escalated, with all of London the stage.
Herbert Marshall, 1958
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Stand-up tragedian
As a young man tries to write a novel, he visits six cities: Jerusalem, Florence, Ogdensburg, Chicago, Taos, and San Fransisco, where he develops relationships with women who resemble the city in which they live.
Chaim Bertman, 2001
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Thomas Abthorpe Cooper: America's Premier Tragedian
It was in part for this service to the American public at large that Presidents John Tyler and James K. Polk awarded him, late in his life, with an appointment to the Customs House at the Port of New York, where, venerable and white-haired, ...
Geddeth Smith, 1996
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The Life and Adventures of Edmund Kean, Tragedian. 1787-1833
The Life And Adventures Of Edmund Kean, Tragedian, 1787-1833 - By Molloy, J. Fitzgerald
J. Fitzgerald Molloy, 2008
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Mr Macready
In this complete biography, J. C. Trewin has set the tragedian against a turbulent theatrical background. Macready is shown as an exciting, complex character through whose life moved many major literary and artistic figures.
J. C. Trewin, 2012
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The Life and Adventures of Edmund Kean: Tragedian 1787-1833
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Fitzgerald J. Molloy, 2010
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A Crushed Tragedian: A Character Monologue (1902)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William Sidney Hillyer, 2010
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The Life of Gustavus Vaughan Brooke: Tragedian
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
William John Lawrence, Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, 2010
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Artistes and Admirers: A Comedy in Four Acts
Scene i ( Tragedian is sitting on little bench leaning head on arms on the table) ( enter Narokov from theatre door) TRAGEDIAN: Martyn! Interval? NAROKOV: Interval. And you've been on the spree again? TRAGEDIAN: Where's my Vasya?
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky, 1970
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The Exagoge of Ezekiel
The Exagoge Ezekiel the tragedian is a writer of major importance. The fragments of his Exagoge represent the most extensive remains of any Hellenistic tragedy - or indeed tragedian. Consequently, Ezekiel is our most significant source of ...
Howard Jacobson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAGEDIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tragedian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kyynelten aukiolta vallan vararikkoon – Kreikan tragedian
Seuraavassa etsimme kriisille uusia selityksiä Kreikan lähimenneisyydestä. Yle Uutiset ylpeänä esittää 7-näytöksisen mykän tragedian "Kyynelten aukiolta ... «YLE, Jul 15»
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Cradle Of Filth Streaming New Song 'Enshrined In Crematoria'
Frontman Dani filth says: "Lyrically, the track Enshrined In Crematoria is hilted in the legendary Ark Of The Tragedian, the poet's Holy Grail. It is the author's ... «antiMUSIC.com, Jul 15»
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Kreikan kohtalossa on tragedian ainekset
Kreikalla on nyt edessään tragedian eli murhenäytelmän kohtalon hetket. Ilman lisälainaa maa on pian maksukyvytön. Lisäksi massiivinen talletuspako uhkaa ... «Iltalehti, Jun 15»
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Sic Semper Tyrannis is an engrossingly tragic take on the Booth …
Rogers, who originally debuted the show as The Tragedian before revising the script for this year's Piccolo, takes on several characters throughout the play, ... «Charleston City Paper, May 15»
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Rodney Lee Rogers' one-man show hits the refresh button with Sic …
Rogers wrote the original version of the play, The Tragedian, in 2008, with the help of then-producer and director Peter Karapetkov. The show played on and off ... «Charleston City Paper, May 15»
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EU kutsui koolle hätäkokouksen Välimeren tragedian vuoksi
Eurooppa-neuvoston puheenjohtaja Donald Tusk kutsuikin EU-johtajat ylimääräiseen hätäkokoukseen torstaiksi. Kokouksessa käsitellään kymmenkohtaista ... «Keskisuomalainen, Apr 15»
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Jopa 700 siirtolaisen pelätään hukkuneen Välimerellä – "Tragedian
"Pelkäämme pahoin, että tämän tragedian mittasuhteet ovat valtavat", Sami kertoi SkyTG24-televisiouutisille. Suuronnettomuus lisää entisestään Euroopan ... «Helsingin Sanomat, Apr 15»
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Taking American tragedy to Bulgaria: Unique theater collaboration …
The first time actor-playwright Rodney Lee Rogers and Bulgarian director Peter Karapetkov presented “The Tragedian” was in 2008 as part of Pure Theatre's ... «Charleston Post Courier, Mar 15»
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Poliisi ehti estää asemiehen suunnitteleman tragedian Imatralla …
Poliisi ehti estää asemiehen suunnitteleman tragedian Imatralla - harvinainen rikosnimike. Julkaistu: 25.2. 16:48. Julkaistu: 25.2.2015 16:48. Etelä-Karjalan ... «Ilta-Sanomat, Feb 15»
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Aulangon joutsenperhe on isän tragedian jälkeen taas yhdessä
Aulangon joutsenperhe on isän tragedian jälkeen taas yhdessä. Aulangon joutsenlammen Aino ja Janne sekä kolme poikasta viettävät talvea yksityisessä ... «YLE, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tragedian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tragedian>. May 2024 ».
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