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protagonist

Posted on June 15, 2015June 8, 2015 by admin

pro tae gə nihst
the leading character in a literary work.
At this point in the play, the protagonist realizes what he must do to overcome his foe.

 

Word Parts
The word protagonist contains the following parts:

agon Greek root that means struggle, contest

proto, prot Greek root that means first, original, primitive
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