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Tritagonist vs Deuteragonist - What's the difference?

tritagonist | deuteragonist | coordinate terms |

Deuteragonist is a coordinate term of tritagonist.



As nouns the difference between tritagonist and deuteragonist

is that tritagonist is in Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist while deuteragonist is a person in a secondary role, specifically the second most important character (after the {{l/en|protagonist}}).

tritagonist

English

(wikipedia tritagonist)

Noun

(en noun)
  • In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)

    • Coordinate terms

    * protagonist * deuteragonist

    deuteragonist

    English

    (wikipedia deuteragonist)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person in a secondary role, specifically the second most important character (after the ).

    • Usage notes

    Much less commonly used in everyday speech than (term) – while (term) is a common term, deuteragonist is technical.

    Synonyms

    * sidekick

    Coordinate terms

    * protagonist * tritagonist

    See also

    * antagonist