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stichomythia

[ stik-uh-mith-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. 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 argumentation.


stichomythia

/ 藢st瑟k蓹蕣藞m瑟胃瑟蓹; st瑟藞k蓲m瑟胃瑟 /

noun

  1. a form of dialogue originating in Greek drama in which single lines are uttered by alternate speakers
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢蝉迟颈肠丑辞藞尘测迟丑颈肠, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉迟颈肠丑顎卭路尘测迟丑顎僫肠 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of stichomythia1

1860鈥65; < Greek 蝉迟颈肠丑辞尘测虅迟丑铆补, equivalent to 蝉迟铆肠丑辞 ( s ) ( stich 1 ) + -尘测虅迟丑颈补 ( 尘欧迟丑 ( os ) speech, story + -ia -ia )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of stichomythia1

C19: from Greek stikhomuthein to speak alternate lines, from stikhos line + muthos speech; see myth
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Last year one of the final words of the National Spelling Bee was stichomythia.

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Sriram Hathwar, from Painted Post, New York and Ansun Sujoe from Fort Worth, Texas proved they mastered the spelling of 鈥渟tichomythia鈥 and 鈥渇euilleton鈥 鈥 their respective championship words at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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He tackled the word 鈥渟tichomythia,鈥 which is a type of dialogue delivered between two actors.

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Sriram鈥檚 final word was 鈥渟tichomythia,鈥 a theatrical term.

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In the final round, Hathwar, a 14-year-old from Painted Post, N.Y., correctly spelled stichomythia 鈥 a dramatic dispute between two actors.

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