cothurnus
Meaning
- A buskin used in ancient tragedy.
- (figuratively) The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy.
Kothurn
κόθορνος
cothurne
cothurnus
tragedie
tragediaEtymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).
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