STICHOMYTHIA

[sticho.myth.ia] also sti.chom.y.thy n [Gk stichomythia, fr. stichomythein to speak dialogue in alternate lines, fr. stichos row, verse + mythos speech, myth; akin to Gk steichein to walk, go--more at stair] (1861): dialogue esp. of altercation or dispute delivered by two actors in alternating lines (as in classical Greek drama) -- sticho.myth.ic adj