2 dictionary results for: Milman Parry
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[par-ee] Pronunciation Key
[par-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Milman, 1902–35, U.S. classical scholar and philologist. |
| 2. | William Edward, 1790–1855, English arctic explorer. |
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(pār'ē) Pronunciation Key
American classicist and folklorist who revealed the oral-formulaic character of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey by analyzing the formulaic nature of the poems and studying the performance and structure of the heroic songs of South Slavic bards. |
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