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单词 tritagonist
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tritagonist

[ trih-tag-uh-nist ]
/ trɪˈtæg ə nɪst /

noun

(in ancient Greece) the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three actors.Compare protagonist (def. 4), deuteragonist.

Origin of tritagonist

1885–90; <Greek tritagōnistḗs, equivalent to trit(ós) third + agōnistḗs actor, competitor, agent derivative of agōnízesthai to contend, struggle, compete for the acting prize

Words nearby tritagonist

trisulcate, trisulfide, trisulphide, trisyllable, trit., tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite, tritheism, trithing
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Example sentences from the Web for tritagonist

  • Tritagonist, tri-tag′on-ist, n. the third actor in the Greek drama.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
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