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dithyrambic

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dith⋅y⋅ram⋅bic

  [dith-uh-ram-bik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a dithyramb.
2. wildly irregular in form.
3. wildly enthusiastic.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L dithyrambicus < Gk dithyrambikós. See dithyramb, -ic

Related forms:
dith⋅y⋅ram⋅bi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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dith·y·ramb   (dĭth'ĭ-rām', -rāmb')   
n.  

  1. A frenzied, impassioned choric hymn and dance of ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus.

  2. An irregular poetic expression suggestive of the ancient Greek dithyramb.

  3. A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing.


[Latin dīthyrambus, from Greek dīthurambos.]
dith'y·ramb'ic adj.
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