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Meaning of "tritagonist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRITAGONIST

tritagonist  [trɪˈtæɡənɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRITAGONIST

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Tritagonist is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRITAGONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tritagonist

In literature, the tritagonist is the third most important character of a narrative, after the protagonist and deuteragonist. In Ancient Greek drama, the tritagonist was the third member of the acting troupe. As a character, a tritagonist may act as the instigator or cause of the sufferings of the protagonist. Despite being the least sympathetic character of the drama, he occasions the situations by which pity and sympathy for the protagonist are excited.:451 The part of the tritagonist emerged from earlier forms of two-actor drama. Where two actors only allowed for a principal character and his adversary, moving the part of adversary to a third actor allowed for the second actor to play roles as a confidant or aide to the principal character, and thereby elicit greater character depth from the principal character by having the protagonist explain their feelings and motivations to an on-stage listener.:451 As Ancient Greek theatre recitations were partly melodic, the role of the tritagonist would typically go to a performer with a voice in the bass range.

Definition of tritagonist in the English dictionary

The definition of tritagonist in the dictionary is the character who follows the protagonist and deuteragonist in order of importance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRITAGONIST


agonist
ˈæɡənɪst
antagonist
ænˈtæɡənɪst
cosmogonist
kɒzˈmɒɡənɪst
deuteragonist
ˌdjuːtəˈræɡənɪst
educationist
ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənɪst
exhibitionist
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst
expressionist
ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst
humanist
ˈhjuːmənɪst
impressionist
ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst
modernist
ˈmɒdənɪst
nutritionist
njuːˈtrɪʃənɪst
organist
ˈɔːɡənɪst
paganist
ˈpeɪɡənɪst
perfectionist
pəˈfɛkʃənɪst
pianist
ˈpɪənɪst
protagonist
prəʊˈtæɡənɪst
receptionist
rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst
theogonist
θɪˈɒɡənɪst
tobogganist
təˈbɒɡənɪst
Zionist
ˈzaɪənɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRITAGONIST

trisyllable
tritanopia
tritanopic
trite
tritely
triteness
triternate
tritheism
tritheist
tritheistic
tritheistical
trithing
trithionate
trithionic acid
tritiate
tritiation
tritical
triticale
tritically
triticalness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRITAGONIST

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 tritagonist in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Tritagonist
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tritagonist
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ஒரு நாடகத்தில், மூன்றாவது முக்கியத்துவம் உள்ள பாத்திரத்தை ஏற்று நடிப்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

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ट्रायटॅगनिस्ट
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üçüncü oyuncu
70 millions of speakers

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tritagonist
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tritagonist
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tritagonist
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tritagonist
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tritagonist
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tritagonis
14 millions of speakers
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tritagonist
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tritagonist
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Trends of use of tritagonist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRITAGONIST»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRITAGONIST» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRITAGONIST»

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Kalypso: Tritagonist
In her twilight years, before a warming fire and an eager chorus, Kalypso tells her own version of the story and reveals the secrets her love kept from the world.
Emma Walker, 2009
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Sophocles: For the Use of Schools
For the Use of Schools Sophocles Lewis Campbell, Evelyn Abbott. Arrangement of the Parts among the actors. Oedipus Rex. Protagonist — Oedipus. Deuteragonist — Priest of Zeus, Jocasta, Servant, and Exangclos. Tritagonist — Creon ...
Sophocles, Lewis Campbell, Evelyn Abbott, 1886
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The Attic Theatre: A Description of the Stage and Theatre of ...
The tritagonist took what in modern times would be called the 'heavy' parts. It was his special privilege, as Demosthenes remarks, to play the tyrant and the sceptred monarch2. Aeschines, in his career as tritagonist, often had to act gloomy ...
Arthur Elam Haigh, 1889
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Chapters in the History of Actors and Acting in Ancient Greece
The two instances of its use of an actor are the scholium to Dem. De pace 6 ( quoted above, p. 7) and Pollux. The scholium is also the one exception to the use of "tritagonist" not in reference to Aeschines. As we have already seen, the scholium ...
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The Laghukatha: A Historical and Literary Analysis of a ...
The third party, or tritagonist(s), consists of people and children, illustrating the function and effect of the bridge and the wall; finally, the last party or chorus is made up of the philosopher who, as the text closes, interprets the bridge as standing ...
Ira Valeria Sarma, 2003
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The Rule of Three Actors in the Classical Greek Drama ...
EVIDENCE BASED ON THE TERMS PROTAGONIST, DEUTERAGONIST, AND TRITAGONIST The use of the terms "protagonist," "deuteragonist," and "tritagonist " and the absence of the appropriate term for a fourth actor, "tetragonist," have ...
Kelley Rees, 1908
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The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama
The third actor is called the tritagonist and probably performed the minor roles in a drama; for example, the character of PYLADES in the extant plays connected with ORESTES would have been performed by the tritagonist. Several ancient ...
John E. Thorburn, 2005
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Euripides, Hecuba: Introduction, Text, and Commentary
The role of Polydorus was probably given to the tritagonist, the least accomplished of the three actors; so much we infer from Demosthenes, who ( speaking, to be sure, of fourth-century revivals of fifth-century tragedy) observes contemptuously ...
Euripides, Justina Gregory, 1999
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Classical Philology
denotes any "extra expense"; i.e., by special contract the authorities might secure an addition (usually a fourth actor) to what the technitae would normally provide. In the later literature protagonist, deuteragonist, and tritagonist were used in the ...
‎1911
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The Context of Ancient Drama
metaphors, where "protagonist" is used for "star"; "deuteragonist" for "adjutant," " second-fiddle," and "sidekick"; and "tritagonist," a term of abuse meaning something like "third-rate." Another literary stereotype fixes upon the paradox that this ...
Eric Csapo, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRITAGONIST»

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7 Reasons Meg From 'Hercules' Is The Most Underrated Disney …
She wasn't merely defined by her heartbreak, however — quite the contrary! The film successfully honed in on all the complexities of the tritagonist's personality. «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
Tritagonist as a new term for uncharacterised microorganisms in …
The term tritagonist is adopted from classic drama. In early forms of ancient Greek dramas, only two actors, the protagonist and the deuteragonist, played on ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Chris Buck Teases “Really Terrific Ending” for 'Frozen 2′
Being the tritagonist, Kristoff's backstory was very brief. Anna and Elsa were meant to be the main focus in the original, so Kristoff had to take a seat. I just figured ... «Rotoscopers, May 15»
4
Even diehard Depp fans may find it hard to fall in love with 'Mortdecai'
His absurdly coifed mustache becomes the film's standout supporting player, serving as a plot-driving tritagonist, thanks to Johanna's revulsion toward it (one of ... «Orlando Weekly, Jan 15»
5
CHS parking spaces transformed into art works
Kevin the tritagonist. “Because adventure is out there,” Bura said. More information. Parking lot spaces can be reserved for purchase at the ASB office for $80, ... «Gilroy Dispatch, Aug 14»
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Phoebe Tonkin best role. The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, H2O …
Hayley Marshall is now the tritagonist Hybrid of The Originals. Hayley is the mother of the Pureblood hybrid, Hope Mikaelson, her daughter with the Original ... «Yareah Magazine, Jul 14»
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Öykü Didem Aydın ile "Eski Sinagog Meydanı" romanı üzerine...
İşte Çehov'un Silahı, deus ex machina, sazan balığı, “MacGuffin”, “tritagonist”, “bu hikâyenin içindeysem” gibi. Agos Gazetesi'nde Eski Sinagog Meydanı'na ... «Radikal, May 14»
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Have Frat Boys Finally Jumped the Pop Culture Shark?
... from the members of a Latina sorority to ostensible tritagonist Jeff Chang (as a repeated means of emphasizing his Asianness, he's always called “Jeff Chang,” ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 13»
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The right app(roach) for writing
FIG, as it is called, creates random plots with elements like tense (past, present, future), narrator type (first, second, third), period, situation, protagonist, tritagonist ... «Livemint, Oct 12»
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Greek Austerity and Dionysus Festival
Sophocles went a step further and introduced the third actor, which he called “Tritagonist,” a practice that Aeschylus also applied in his last plays. In many cases ... «Stark Insider, Jun 12»

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