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+ ==Etymology==

+ Recorded from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) From [[enm|tragedie]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) [[bor|fro|tragedie]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) [[der|la|tragoedia]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) [[der|grc|τραγῳδία|tr=tragōidía]],^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) apparently “goat song”, from ''trágos'' “goat” + ''ōidḗ'' “song”.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ Many theories have been offered for the name,^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) including actors dressed in goatskins as satyrs and a goat given as a prize,^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) and some dispute the connection with goats altogether.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Compare [[ode]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==References==

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