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τραγῳδία
τραγῳδία τρᾰγῳδία, ἡ, τραγῳδός a tragedy, invented by the Dorians, and at first of lyric character (τραγικοὶ χοροί Hdt.); then transplanted to Athens, where it assumed its dramatic form, Ar., etc. Its proper sense is goat-song, because in early times a goat was the prize, or because the actors were clothed in goat-skins. generally, any grave, serious poetry, Plat.

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a tragedy

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τραγῳδία
Headword (normalized):
τραγῳδία
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τραγωδια
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τραγῳδία τρᾰγῳδία, ἡ, τραγῳδός a tragedy, invented by the Dorians, and at first of lyric character (τραγικοὶ χοροί Hdt.); then transplanted to Athens, where it assumed its dramatic form, Ar., etc. Its proper sense is goat-song, because in early times a goat was the prize, or because the actors were clothed in goat-skins. generally, any grave, serious poetry, Plat.
IDX:
32837
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32874
Key:
tragw|di/a

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