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DITHYRAMB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dithyramb" is a kind of...):
anthem; hymn (a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation))
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dithyramb" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
address; speech (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
