dith|y|ram|bic

dith|y|ram|bic
dith|y|ram|bic «DIHTH uh RAM bihk», adjective.
1. of or like a dithyramb.
2. Figurative. wildly enthusiastic: »

She expressed her boundless satisfaction in a dithyrambic letter to the Prime Minister (Lytton Strachey).


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  • dith — dith·y·ramb; ha·dith; dith·er; dith·y·ram·bic; mer·e·dith·i·an; dith·ery; dith·y·ram·bi·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • ram — ai·ram·po; ava·ram; bai·ram; band·ke·ram·ik; ce·ram·al; ce·ram·i·a·ce·ae; ce·ram·i·a·les; ce·ram·i·cite; ce·ram·ist; ce·ram·i·um; chak·ram; co·ram; di·o·ram·ic; di·sul·fi·ram; fo·ram·i·nal; fo·ram·i·nate; fo·ram·i·nif·era; fo·ram·i·nif·er·al;… …   English syllables

  • bic — acer·bic; alem·bic; amoe·bic; an·ti·pro·throm·bic; an·ti·throm·bic; ascor·bic; bom·bic·cite; cal·ci·pho·bic; car·nau·bic; che·ru·bic; cho·li·am·bic; cho·ri·am·bic; claus·tro·pho·bic; cor·bic·u·late; cu·bic·i·ty; cu·bic·u·lum; ephe·bic;… …   English syllables

  • dithyrambic — dith·y·ram·bic …   English syllables

  • dithyramb — dith•y•ramb [[t]ˈdɪθ əˌræm, ˌræmb[/t]] n. 1) lit. mad a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and usu. of irregular form 2) lit. any wildly enthusiastic speech or writing • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L dīthyrambus < Gk… …   From formal English to slang

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • Dithyrambic — Dith y*ram bic, a. [L. dithyrambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. dithyrambique.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous. Dithyrambic sallies. Longfellow. n. A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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