deuteragonist

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The deuteragonist or secondary person can at times tell us more of them than circumstances at furious heat will help them to reveal; and the Dame will have him only as an index-post.

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  1. noun The character second in importance to the protagonist in classical Greek drama.

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  • The deuteragonist or secondary person can at times tell us more of them than circumstances at furious heat will help them to reveal; and the Dame will have him only as an index-post. —  Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
  • The two absolutely essential things are, in the first place, a certain charm of mind and even manner, which is a purely instinctive gift; and, in the second place, real sympathy with, real interest in the deuteragonist. —  From a College Window
 

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  1. Greek deuteragōnistēs, an actor of second-class parts : deuteros, second; see deu-1 in Indo-European roots + agōnistēs, actor; see protagonist.

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  1. Greek δευτεραγωνιστής, from δεύτερος, second, + ἀγωνιστής, actor: see agonist.
 

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