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tritagonist

Syllabification: (tri·tag·o·nist)
Pronunciation: /trīˈtagənist/

Definition of tritagonist

noun

  • the person who is third in importance, after the protagonist and deuteragonist, in an ancient Greek drama.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek tritagōnistēs, from tritos 'third' + agōnistēs 'actor'

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