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tragedian

[truh-jee-dee-uhn]

noun

an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.

a writer of tragedy.

Origin:
1325–75; tragedy + -an; replacing Middle English tragedien < Middle French

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tragedian or (feminine) tragedienne (trəˈdʒiːdɪən, trəˌdʒiːdɪˈɛn)

—n
1.	an actor who specializes in tragic roles
2.	a writer of tragedy

tragedienne or (feminine) tragedienne

—n

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"I for my sins am going to an afternoon representation of Othello by a German tragedian of some reputation, in whom a friend of mine is much interested, and with whom I have promised to go—a piece of considerable good nature on my part, for I confess that I do not expect the German tragedian to have enough genius to reconcile me to the very disagreeable process of hearing Shakespeare pronounced with a foreign accent."

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