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# calamity: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a ...
# drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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# In a figurative sense a tragedy (from Classical Greek τραγωδία, "song for the goat", see below) is any event with a sad and unfortunate outcome, but the term also applies specifically in Western culture to a form of drama defined by Aristotle characterized by seriousness and dignity and ...
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# "Tragedy" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached No.1 in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. ...
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# Tragedy is a hardcore punk band, originally from Memphis, Tennessee, but currently residing in......

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