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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAGEDIENNE

tragedienne  [trəˌdʒiːdɪˈen] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAGEDIENNE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tragedienne 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 TRAGEDIENNE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tragedienne

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 tragedienne in the English dictionary

The definition of tragedienne in the dictionary is an actress who specializes in tragic roles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAGEDIENNE


doyenne
dɔɪˈen
IRN
ˌaɪɑːrˈen

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAGEDIENNE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAGEDIENNE

benne
Bienne
Cayenne
Champagne-Ardenne
Cheyenne
comedienne
cracovienne
eolienne
equestrienne
Estienne
Guienne
Haute-Vienne
julienne
Mayenne
penne
persienne
sicilienne
Tyrolienne
varsovienne
Vienne

Synonyms and antonyms of tragedienne in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tragedienne» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAGEDIENNE

Find out the translation of tragedienne to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tragedienne from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tragedienne» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲剧女演员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trágica
570 millions of speakers

English

tragedienne
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tragedienne
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tragedienne
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трагическая актриса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tragedienne
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিয়োগান্তক নাটকের অভিনেত্রী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tragédienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tragedienne
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tragödin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tragedienne
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tragedienne
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tragedienne
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nư diển viên bi kịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாடகத்தில் துயரப் பாத்திரம் ஏற்று நடிக்கும் நடிகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रॅजेडिने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trajedi aktrisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tragedienne
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tragedienne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трагічна актриса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tragedienne
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραγωδός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tragedienne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tragediennen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tragedienne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tragedienne

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGEDIENNE»

The term «tragedienne» is normally little used and occupies the 143.575 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of tragedienne
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAGEDIENNE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tragedienne» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tragedienne» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tragedienne

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAGEDIENNE»

Discover the use of tragedienne in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tragedienne and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biographical Sketch of Mrs. F.W. Lander, Formerly Miss Jean ...
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‎1867
2
Graham's Illustrated Magazine
It might, therefore, be considered of value to such as wished to have a memento of the tragedienne. Those present did not, probably, believe even iu the consecration the auctioneer bestowed on the instrument, and, divested of all prestige, ...
George R. Graham, 1858
3
The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music
... popular by Tino Rossi; moreover, though she might have learned about stage manner from music-hall star Marie Dubas, she was not able to include any of the tatter's comic songs, becoming from now on trapped in the guise of tragedienne.
Nicholas Cook, Anthony Pople, 2004
4
My Sister from the Black Lagoon: A Novel of My Life
Tragedienne. 1971 enry is driving heroically along Highway 17, the precarious death route that connects Santa Cruz with the rest of the world. We're off to see the wizard, Henry's therapist friend, Dr. Flowers. He's promised to give me a new  ...
Laurie Fox, 2010
5
The Italian Theatre in San Francisco: Being a History of the ...
Happy, healthy persons do not suffer; they do not have misfortunes; they live and die in peace and contentment, and the tragedienne has no business with them. Her mission is to show what happens when humanity goes astray and pays the ...
Lawrence Estavan, Mary Wickizer Burgess, 1991
6
Genre and Ethics: The Education of an Eighteenth-century Critic
this use of a tragedienne in a great comic role is aided by an account of Mrs. Siddons's performance related in a letter written by Anna Seward, a writer of the period: One of those rays of exquisite and original discrimination, which her genius ...
Edward Tomarken, 2002
7
Stage, Page, Scandals and Vandals: William E. Burton and ...
Why did Burton break all precedent that had defined his managements in Philadelphia and New York during the previous decade and hire a touring tragedienne? Perhaps one reason was that Brougham, no longer able to compete with Burton ...
D. L. Rinear
8
Stars Fall on Pudahuel: Never Say - Never, Always Or Forever
Her history teacher had said, “When you were up there on stage, you could have been the reincarnation of a classic Greek tragedienne.” Why had that taken such hold of her? She had wanted to pursue it, but the woman had quickly changed ...
Mario Terrazas Guzmán, 2010
9
MEENA KUMARI: The Classic Biography
Yes, that grand tragedienne crap which you and l shamelessly encouraged in the form of acclaim and requests for autographed photographs. Thirty-six out of her forty-year life, Meena Kumari was doused in grease paint—playing one tragedy ...
Vinod Mehta, 2013
10
The Physiology of New York Boarding-houses
titles. Now he, coming home one night from an adjacent bar-room, and availing himself of the opening of the street- door by the servant of our tragedienne ( whether impelled by antecedent whisky-skins or his natural obtuseness, we know now.
‎1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAGEDIENNE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tragedienne is used in the context of the following news items.
1
My Life in Paris: Causing a Scene at the Marché aux Puces
After all, the great tragedienne travelled with no fewer than 350 pairs, many of them three feet long. I pressed my nose against the glove's soft leather, which still ... «FranceToday.com, Jul 15»
2
Southampton to host medieval thriller
The Sarah Siddons Fan Club takes its name from 18th century actress, who was the best known tragedienne of her time, and frequent visitor to Southampton. «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
3
Sophie Barthes' 'Madame Bovary' Just Doesn't Live Up to Previous …
Her Emma is little more than a self-contained 21st century teenager unpersuasively acting out a self-deluded 19th century tragedienne. Of course, she is not ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
4
Napalm Records objavljuje novi album Sirenije "The Seventh Life …
07. Concealed Disdain 08. Insania 09. Contemptuous Quitus 10. The Silver Eye 11. Tragedienne 12. Tragica ("Tragedienne"; bonus verzija na španjolskom). «Muzika.hr, Feb 15»
5
Adriana Lecouvreur, Opera Holland Park
... this bizarre melodrama of jealous divas and political intrigues conjured from real events in the life of an 18th century tragedienne at the Comédie-Française. «Classical-Music.com, Jul 14»
6
Tiatr actor Antonette de Calangute no more
Veteran tragedienne Jessie Dias from Anjuna, who had shared the stage with Antonette in Xeza Pai's tiatr 'Maim Dukhi, Sasumaim Sukhi', also expressed grief ... «Times of India, Mar 14»
7
Hannah Höch – review
... glowering eye in The Melancholic, trapped in a tiny face looming out of the gloom; the vast hand clasped melodramatically to the breast of The Tragedienne. «The Guardian, Jan 14»
8
The Accidental Best Way to Get Perfectly Subtle Eyeliner
This is a great time to practice your Shakespearean tragedienne faces. 3. Admire the bit that's left along your lash line. Can you see it? Pretty cool, right? 4. «Bustle, Sep 13»
9
Pakeezah, Mughal-E-Azam and Amar Akbar Anthony make the cut …
The grand tragedienne plays the mother and daughter, both of whom are courtesans. For Desai, an economist and a lover of Hindustani cinema, the high points ... «Daily News & Analysis, Aug 13»
10
The Hitchcock Players: Kim Novak, Vertigo
In Vertigo Kim Novak plays two women who are really just one. First Madeleine, a supernatural siren, a woman apparently possessed by her tragedienne ... «The Arts Desk, Aug 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tragedienne [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tragedienne>. May 2024 ».
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