HyperDic: dithyramb

English > 2 senses of the word dithyramb:
NOUNcommunicationdithyramba wildly enthusiastic speech / speech or piece of writing
communicationdithyramb(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
dithyramb > pronunciation
Soundsdih'therae.m
RhymesAbraham ... yam: 73 rhymes with aem...
English > dithyramb: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA wildly enthusiastic speech / speech or piece of writing.
Broaderaddress, speechThe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
writing, written material, piece of writingThe work of a writer
Spanishditirambo
Adjectivesdithyrambicof or in the manner of a dithyramb
English > dithyramb: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus).
CategoryantiquityThe historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
RegionGreece, Hellenic Republic, EllasA republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Broaderhymn, anthemA song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Spanishditirambo
Catalanditiràmbic

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