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A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, narratology, sciences
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An actor playing a role (potentially all roles) requiring a second actor to be present on the stage, opposite the protagonist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: ancient Greek drama
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From Ancient Greek δευτεραγωνιστής (deuteragōnistḗs, literally “second actor”), originally in Greek drama, from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, deuter- (“second”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
deyteraqonist
— second most important character
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Azerbaijani:
devteraqonist
— second most important character
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Catalan:
deuteragonista
— second most important character
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Czech:
deuteragonista
— second most important character
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Finnish:
sivuhenkilö
— second most important character
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French:
deutéragoniste
— second most important character
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German:
Deuteragonist
— second most important character
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German:
Deuteragonistin
— second most important character
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Italian:
deuteragonista
— second most important character
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Korean:
들러리
(deulleori)
— second most important character
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Polish:
deuteragonista
— second most important character
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Portuguese:
deuteragonista
— second most important character
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Russian:
девтерагонист
(devteragonist)
— second most important character
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Serbo-Croatian:
деутераго̀нист
— second most important character
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Serbo-Croatian:
deuteragònist
— second most important character
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Slovak:
deuteragonista
— second most important character
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Spanish:
deuteragonista
— second most important character
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Turkish:
ikincil oyuncu
— second most important character
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Ukrainian:
девтерагоніст
(devterahonist)
— second most important character
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Azerbaijani:
deyteraqonist
— second actor
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Azerbaijani:
devteraqonist
— second actor
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Catalan:
deuteragonista
— second actor
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Czech:
deuteragonista
— second actor
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French:
deutéragoniste
— second actor
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German:
Deuteragonist
— second actor
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German:
Deuteragonistin
— second actor
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Italian:
deuteragonista
— second actor
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Korean:
들러리
(deulleori)
— second actor
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Polish:
deuteragonista
— second actor
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Portuguese:
deuteragonista
— second actor
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Russian:
девтерагонист
(devteragonist)
— second actor
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Serbo-Croatian:
деутераго̀нист
— second actor
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Serbo-Croatian:
deuteragònist
— second actor
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Slovak:
deuteragonista
— second actor
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Spanish:
deuteragonista
— second actor
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Turkish:
ikincil oyuncu
— second actor
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Ukrainian:
девтерагоніст
(devterahonist)
— second actor