Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman who performs tragic roles in the theater.

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  • noun A female tragedian; a woman who acts in tragic drama.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, feminine of tragédien, tragedian, from Old French tragedian, from tragedie, tragedy; see tragedy.]

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French tragédienne

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Examples

  • Tiffany presents Paris Vignettes posted at tragedienne, saying, In the summer of 1999 when I was 20 years old, I went on a study abroad trip to Paris with my cousin Danielle, sponsored by her school, Tulane University.

    Creative Carnival: July 2009 « Write Anything 2009

  • Nobody wanted their little princesses to live the life of the great French tragedienne, with her denial of moral constraint, her ridiculous traveling menagerie and her monumental myth-making.

    Actress, Seductress Norman Lebrecht 2010

  • Olga Averbuch — strong-headed Jewess, suffering tragedienne — contains multitudes and stories.

    Writing from the Contact Zone: Posthumanism in literature and theory Lemon Hound 2009

  • The first Rita is French, she was an exotic dancer of the generation of previously mentioned Rita Renoir, the tragedienne of strippers.

    2 x Rita Cadillac = 2 x guilty pleasures « Jahsonic 2008

  • Via Zines, a lovely series of portraits of nobrow strip-teaseuse Rita Renoir, the tragedienne of strippers.

    J’aime le striptease « Jahsonic 2008

  • The first Rita is French, she was an exotic dancer of the generation of previously mentioned Rita Renoir, the tragedienne of strippers.

    19 « March « 2008 « Jahsonic 2008

  • Via Zines, a lovely series of portraits of nobrow strip-teaseuse Rita Renoir, the tragedienne of strippers.

    06 « May « 2008 « Jahsonic 2008

  • Via Zines, a lovely series of portraits of nobrow strip-teaseuse Rita Renoir, the tragedienne of strippers.

    The tragedienne of strippers « Jahsonic 2007

  • Rita is French, she was an exotic dancer of the generation of previously mentioned Rita Renoir, the tragedienne of strippers.

    The tragedienne of strippers « Jahsonic 2007

  • Jennifer Bostock, a precocious young scientist from New York clad in a vintage velvet dress that gave her the appearance of a slightly aggrieved Gothic tragedienne, swung around from her desk.

    Soul Learner_Tobsha 2006

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