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tritagonist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tritag-o-nist
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)

noun

The third most important character in a story, after the protagonist and deuteragonist

Etymology

Ancient Greek, originally in Greek drama, from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, trit- (“third”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).

Inflected Forms

tritagonists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

protagonist deuteragonist

Questions

What does tritagonist mean?
In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)
Where does tritagonist come from?
Ancient Greek, originally in Greek drama, from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, trit- (“third”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).

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