tragédia

Portuguese

/tɾa.ˈʒɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • (narratology) tragedy work in which the main character is suffers negative consequences
  • (narratology) tragedy genre of such works, and the art of producing them
  • tragedy disastrous event

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tragoedia derived from Ancient Greek τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ.

Origin

Ancient Greek

τραγῳδῐ́ᾱ

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