Meanings (ES + gloss)
tragedia
A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
tragedia
The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
tragedia
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
[…] last month's flooding in the Buffalo Creek Valley […]. The tragedy took more than one hundred lives[…]
“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she w…
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