Tragedy

traj′e-di, n. a species of drama in which the action and language are elevated, and the catastrophe sad: any mournful and dreadful event.— n. Tragē′dian , an actor of tragedy:— fem. Tragē′dienne .— adjs. Trag′ic , -al , pertaining to tragedy: sorrowful: calamitous.— adv. Trag′ically .— ns. Trag′icalne ; Trag′i-com′edy , a dramatic piece in which grave and comic scenes are blended.— adjs. Trag′i-com′ic , -al .— adv. Trag′i-com′ically . [Lit. 'goat-song,' so called either from the old dramas being exhibited when a goat was sacrificed, or from a goat being the prize, or because the actors were dre ed in goat-skins—L. tragœdia —Gr. tragōdia — tragos , a he-goat, aoidos , ōdos , a singer— aeidein , adein , to sing.]