tragedienne

[ truh-jee-dee-en ]

/ trəˌdʒi diˈɛn /

noun

an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles.

Origin of tragedienne

1850–55; <French, feminine of tragédientragedian

usage note for tragedienne

See -enne.

Words nearby tragedienne

traffic pattern, traffic warden, Trafford, tragacanth, tragedian, tragedienne, tragedize, tragedy, tragic, tragic flaw, tragic hero

Example sentences from the Web for tragedienne

"Never an actress at all, and never will be," replied the first tragedienne.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852|Various
Her genius as a tragedienne surpassed her talent as a singer.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris
He was not prepared yet to say which was trick, which reality; which was the woman, Selma Cross, or the tragedienne.
She Buildeth Her House|Will Comfort
According to his ideas, Deborah, the tragedienne at the Odeon—a Greek statue!
A Romance of Youth, Complete|Francois Coppee

On the evening in question, a very large audience greeted the tragedienne, and she was received, with much enthusiasm.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. VI, June, 1862|Various

单词	tragedienne
释义	tragedienne [ truh-jee-dee-en ] / trəˌdʒi diˈɛn / noun an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles. Origin of tragedienne 1850–55; <French, feminine of tragédientragedian usage note for tragedienne See -enne. Words nearby tragedienne traffic pattern, traffic warden, Trafford, tragacanth, tragedian, tragedienne, tragedize, tragedy, tragic, tragic flaw, tragic hero Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tragedienne "Never an actress at all, and never will be," replied the first tragedienne. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852\|Various Her genius as a tragedienne surpassed her talent as a singer. Great Singers, First Series\|George T. Ferris He was not prepared yet to say which was trick, which reality; which was the woman, Selma Cross, or the tragedienne. She Buildeth Her House\|Will Comfort According to his ideas, Deborah, the tragedienne at the Odeon—a Greek statue! A Romance of Youth, Complete\|Francois Coppee On the evening in question, a very large audience greeted the tragedienne, and she was received, with much enthusiasm. Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. VI, June, 1862\|Various
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