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Title deuteragonist
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
deu·ter·ag·o·nist

 \\ˌdü-tə-ˈra-gə-nist also ˌdyü-\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  Greek deuteragōnistēs, from deuter- + agōnistēscombatant, actor — more at 
protagonist
 DATE  1855
1. the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama
2. a person who serves as a foil to another
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
deu·ter·ag·o·nist
\ˌd(y)üd.əˈragənə̇st, -raig-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Greek deuteragōnistēs, from deuter- deuter- (I) + agōnistēs combatant, actor — more at 
agonist
1. : the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama
2. : a person who serves as a foil to another

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