- (n.) A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life.
- (n.) A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives are lost by human violence, more especially by unauthorized violence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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