mimiamb
Syllables: mim·i·amb/ˈmɪmɪam(b)/US/ˈmɪmiˌæm(b)/
mimiamb noun: a short humorous dramatic scene in verse.
Noun
mimiamb (plural mimiambs)
- A short humorous dramatic scene in verse.
- Its discovery, after a sleep of some five centuries and a half, will be as great a surprise to meteorologists as a new classical text, such as the ‘Mimiambs’ of Herondas, to Greek scholars.1891 November 28, The Athenæum, number 3344, London: J. Lection, →OCLC, page 726
- For example, the school scene in the third mimiamb, the outburst of fierce jealousy on the part of Bitinna in Herondas and that of the Oxyrhynchus μοιχευτρία, the obscene conversation in the sixth mimiamb, and the tales of adultery committed by women which, according to Aristocles, formed the chief...1917, Ph[ilippe] E[rnest] Legrand, translated by James Loeb, The New Greek Comedy, London: W. Heinemann; New York, N.Y.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, →OCLC, page 524
- Synonyms:
- mimiambus
Synonyms of mimiamb
Forms of mimiamb
| plural | mimiambs |
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Origin of mimiamb
From mimiambus, possibly from French mimiambe, from Ancient Greek μιμιάμβους (mimiámbous, “mime-iamb”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “actor, imitator”) + ἴαμβος (íambos, “iamb”).
Questions about mimiamb
- What does mimiamb mean?
- Mimiamb means a short humorous dramatic scene in verse.
- What part of speech is mimiamb?
- Mimiamb is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mimiamb?
- Mimiamb is pronounced /ˈmɪmɪam(b)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mimiamb?
- The plural of mimiamb is mimiambs.
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