Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A muscle of the pinna of the ear which actuates the tragus.
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Examples
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Et tragicus plerumque dolet sermone pedestri (Ars Poet., v. 95) — And oft the tragic language humbly flows (Francis).
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"Marlovius (Christopherus), quondam in academia Cantabrigiensi musarum alumnus; postea actor scenicus; deinde poeta dramaticus tragicus, paucis inferior
The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage Christopher Marlowe 1578
bilby commented on the word tragicus
I hear sad people.
January 21, 2016