cothurnus

[ koh-thur-nuh s ]
/ koʊˈθɜr nəs /

noun, plural co·thur·ni [koh-thur-nahy] /koʊˈθɜr naɪ/.

a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
buskin(def 2).
Also co·thurn [koh-thurn, koh-thurn] /ˈkoʊ θɜrn, koʊˈθɜrn/.

Origin of cothurnus

1720–30; < Latin < Greek kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by tragic actors in heroic roles

OTHER WORDS FROM cothurnus

co·thur·nal, adjective

Words nearby cothurnus

coterie, coterminous, coth, cothamore, cothromboplastin, cothurnus, cotidal, cotillion, cotillon, cotinga, cotman

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British Dictionary definitions for cothurnus

cothurnus

cothurn (ˈkəʊθɜːn, kəʊˈθɜːn)

/ (kəʊˈθɜːnəs) /

noun plural -thurni (-ˈθɜːnaɪ) or -thurns

the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy

Word Origin for cothurnus

C18: from Latin, from Greek kothornos