satyr play
a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy of tragedies presented at the Dionysian festival in ancient Greece.
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How to use satyr play in a sentence
The other tragedians do not seem to have written in trilogies, and Euripides at any rate moved gradually away from satyr-plays.
Euripedes and His Age | Gilbert MurrayHe is said to have written ninety-two dramas, eight of which were satyr-plays.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
British Dictionary definitions for satyr play
(in ancient Greek drama) a ribald play with a chorus of satyrs, presented at the Dionysian festival
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