cothurnus
[koh-
thur
-n
uh
s]
/koʊˈθɜr nəs/
noun
,
plural
cothurni
[koh-
thur
-nahy]
/koʊˈθɜr naɪ/
(
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)
1.
a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
2.
buskin
(def 2).
Also,
cothurn
[
koh
-thurn, koh-
thurn
]
/ˈkoʊ θɜrn, koʊˈθɜrn/
(
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)
.
Origin
1720-30;
<
Latin
<
Greek
kóthornos
buskin, type of boot worn by tragic actors in heroic roles
Related forms
cothurnal,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
cothurnus
cothurnus
/
kəʊˈθɜːnəs
/
noun
(
pl
)
-thurni
(
-ˈθɜːnaɪ
),
-thurns
1.
the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
Word Origin
C18: from Latin, from Greek
kothornos