aristophanic

Ar·is·toph·a·nes

[ar-uh-stof-uh-neez]
noun
448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.

A·ris·to·phan·ic [uh-ris-tuh-fan-ik] , adjective
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Aristophanes (ˌærɪˈstɒfəˌniːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
?448--?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata

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Aristophanes [(ar-i-stof-uh-neez)]

An ancient Greek dramatist, the author of such comedies as The Clouds and Lysistrata.

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