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Thespian

[thes-pee-uhn]

adjective

  1. (often lowercase)pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.

  2. of or characteristic of Thespis.

  3. of or relating to Thespiae.



noun

  1. (sometimes lowercase)a tragedian; an actor or actress.

Thespian

/ ˈθɛɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Thespis

  2. (usually not capital) of or relating to drama and the theatre; dramatic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. facetiousan actor or actress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Thespian1

First recorded in 1665–75; Thespi(s) + -an
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The only wannabe thespian that day was Noem, who channeled her inner Evita when claiming that the deployment of nearly 5,000 National Guard troops and Marines to clamp down on L.A. activists trying to stop la migra from conducting immigration raids was necessary “to liberate this city from the socialist and burdensome leadership” of Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A.

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Yes — a thespian, all the way.

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Despite his accomplishments, though, Fishburne still thinks of himself as a young thespian hoping to get his first break.

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Undeterred by this vote of no confidence, both actors decamped to New York where they shared a flat with another aspiring thespian, Robert Duvall.

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Yet everything about his hammy manner suggests an old-fashioned thespian in love with the sound of his own voice and utterly oblivious to method psychology.

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