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stichomythia
[ stik-uh-mith-ee-uh ]
noun
- 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
- a form of dialogue originating in Greek drama in which single lines are uttered by alternate speakers
Derived Forms
- 藢蝉迟颈肠丑辞藞尘测迟丑颈肠, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉迟颈肠丑顎卭路尘测迟丑顎僫肠 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of stichomythia1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of stichomythia1
Example Sentences
Last year one of the final words of the National Spelling Bee was stichomythia.
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.
He tackled the word 鈥渟tichomythia,鈥 which is a type of dialogue delivered between two actors.
Sriram鈥檚 final word was 鈥渟tichomythia,鈥 a theatrical term.
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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