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Definition of "tragi" [tragi]

  • Plural of tragus. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tragi" in a sentence
  • "The anthor of The British Theaire has mentioned a play with both these titles, which he calls a tragi-oomedy, and gives it the date of l66a."
  • "As the private narrative develops into the modern novel, we see comic and tragic elements utilised, played off against each other, fused in tragi-comic works such as CATCH-22, or underplayed to achieve an illusion of naturalism or social realism."
  • "In the latest extract from his explosive new book, he recalls a tragi-comic occasion ..."