DITHYRAMB


Meaning of DITHYRAMB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdɪθɪræmb ]

n. 1 a a wild choral hymn in ancient Greece, esp. to Dionysus. b a Bacchanalian song. 2 any passionate or inflated poem, speech, etc. øødithyrambic adj. [L dithyrambus f. Gk dithurambos, of unkn. orig.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.