Etymology: Middle English tragedie, from Middle French, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragOidia, from tragos goat (akin to Greek trogein to gnaw) and aeidein to sing.

-A medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man

-A serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror

-The literary genre of tragic dramas

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