DITHYRAMBIC

dithyrambic. Dithyrambic, n. a sort of mad or licentious verse

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Dith′y‐ram″bic (?), a. [[L. dithyrambicus, Gr. �: cf. F. dithyrambique.]] Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous. “Dithyrambic sallies.” Longfellow. — n. A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb.