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tragedy — 01. Romeo and Juliet is a famous [tragedy] written by Shakespeare. 02. Two adults and one child were killed in a [tragic] car accident on the highway outside of Memphis last weekend. 03. The police chase ended [tragically] when the car being… … Grammatical examples in English
tragedy — noun 1 event/situation that causes great sadness ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, appalling (esp. BrE), awful, big, enormous, great, horrible, horrific, major, rea … Collocations dictionary
tragedy */*/ — UK [ˈtrædʒədɪ] / US noun Word forms tragedy : singular tragedy plural tragedies 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die The trip ended in tragedy. prevent/avert a tragedy: The measures were designed to… … English dictionary
tragedy — trag|e|dy [ trædʒədi ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die: The trip ended in tragedy. prevent/avert a tragedy: The measures were designed to prevent any similar tragedies. a ) count usually singular … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tragedy — [ˈtrædʒədi] noun 1) [C/U] a very sad event that involves death or human suffering The trip ended in tragedy.[/ex] We need new safety laws to prevent tragedies like this from happening again.[/ex] 2) [C] a bad situation that makes people very… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society … Universalium
American Tragedy (album) — American Tragedy … Wikipedia
Mussel Slough Tragedy — Historical Landmark. The Mussel Slough Tragedy was a dispute over land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) that took place on May 11, 1880, on a farm located 5.6 miles (9 km) northwest of Hanford, California, in… … Wikipedia
Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy — … Wikipedia
Historiography of the Volyn tragedy — This article presents the historiography of the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia during World War II.Polish historiographyCommunist PolandThe Polish historiography of the Volyn tragedy during the dictatorship of the communist party can be broken… … Wikipedia
Armero tragedy — The Armero Tragedy ( es. Tragedia de Armero) was the aftermath of the November 13, 1985 Nevado del Ruiz Volcano eruption in Tolima, Colombia. The eruption of lava melted the mountain s large ice cap and produced floods, mudslides and a series of… … Wikipedia
