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dithyramb

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪθɪram(b)/
Definition of dithyramb

noun

  • a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus.
  • a passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing.

Derivatives

dithyrambic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrambɪk/
adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: via Latin from Greek dithurambos, of unknown ultimate origin

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