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tazia noun. E19.
[Arab. taziya consolation, mourning.]
A representation, often made of paper and elaborately decorated, of the tomb of Husain (grandson of Muhammad) carried in procession during Muharram. E19.
A play commemorating the suffering and death of Husain, performed esp. on the anniversary of the event each year. L19.