dith|y|ramb

dith|y|ramb
dith|y|ramb «DIHTH uh ram, -ramb», noun.
1. a Greek choral song in honor of Dionysus.
2. a poem that is full of wild emotion or enthusiasm.
3. Figurative. any speech or writing like this.
[< Latin dīthyrambus < Greek dīthýrambos]

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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

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  • 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

  • Dithyramb — Dith y*ramb, n. [L. dithyrambus, Gr. ? a kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus; also, a name of Bacchus; of unknown origin: cf. F. dithyrambe.] A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dithyramb — /dith euh ram , ramb /, n. 1. a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus. 2. any poem or other composition having similar characteristics, as an impassioned …   Universalium

  • dithyramb — [dith′ə ram΄; ] also [, dith′ramb΄] n. [L dithyrambus < Gr dithyrambos] 1. in ancient Greece, an impassioned choric hymn in honor of Dionysus 2. any extravagantly emotional speech or writing dithyrambic [dith΄ə ram΄bik, dith΄ramb′bik] adj., n …   English World dictionary

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