διθύραμβος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Like ἴαμβος (íambos), θρίαμβος (thríambos) and ἴθυμβος (íthumbos), this word is probably a loanword from Pre-Greek.

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Noun

δῑθῠ́ρᾰμβος (dīthúrambosm (genitive δῑθῠρᾰ́μβου); second declension

  1. dithyramb, a hymn in honor of Dionysus
  2. (figuratively) bombastic language
  3. name for the god Dionysus himself

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