- stichomythy
- noun see stichomythia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stichomythy
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stichomythy — sti·chom·y·thy … English syllables
stichomythy — noun see stichomythia … Useful english dictionary
stichomythia — stichomythic, adj. /stik euh mith ee euh/, n. dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play, characterized by brief exchanges between two characters, each of whom usually speaks in one line of verse during a scene of intense emotion or strong… … Universalium
stichomythia — also stichomythy noun Etymology: Greek stichomythia, from stichomythein to speak dialogue in alternate lines, from stichos row, verse + mythos speech, myth; akin to Greek steichein to walk, go more at stair Date: 1861 dialogue especially of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stichomythia — /stɪkəˈmɪθiə/ (say stikuh mitheeuh) noun the dramatic practice of dialogue in which each speaker uses exactly one line of the verse. Also, stichomythy /stəˈkɒməθi/ (say stuh komuhthee). {Greek} –stichomythic, adjective …
stichomythia — [sti käm′ə thēstik΄ə mith′ē ə] n. [Gr < stichos, a line (see STILE1) + mythos, speech, MYTH1] dialogue in brief, alternate lines, as in ancient Greek drama: also stichomythy [sti käm′ə thē] stichomythic adj … English World dictionary
