- cothurnal
- co·thur·nal
English syllables. 2014.
cothurnal
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cothurnal — adj. of or pertaining to tragedy … English contemporary dictionary
cothurnal — (ˈ)kō|thərnəl adjective Etymology: Latin cothurnus + English al 1. : of or relating to the cothurnus 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of tragedy … Useful english dictionary
cothurnus — cothurnal, adj. /koh therr neuhs/, n., pl. cothurni / nuy/. 1. a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy. 2. buskin (def. 2). Also, cothurn /koh therrn, koh therrn /. [1720 30; < L < Gk kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by… … Universalium
cothurnus — n. (pl. ni ), buskin. ♦ cothurnal, ♦ cothurnian, a. pertaining to cothurnus or tragedy. ♦ cothurnate, a. wearing cothurnus … Dictionary of difficult words
