dithyrambique

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin dithyrambicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek διθυραμβικός (dithurambikós). Morphologically, from dithyrambe +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /di.ti.ʁɑ̃.bik/
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Adjective[edit]

dithyrambique (plural dithyrambiques)

  1. (literature) dithyrambic
  2. (derogatory) eulogistic, laudatory

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