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Meaning of DITHYRAMBIC

Pronunciation:  `dithu'rambik

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  of or in the manner of a dithyramb
 

DITHYRAMBIC is a 11 letter word that starts with D.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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