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phlyax

phlyax adjective: of or relating to a burlesque dramatic form that developed in the ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in the 4th century BC, mixing figures from the Greek pantheon with the stock characters and situations of Attic comedy.

Adjective

phlyax (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or relating to a burlesque dramatic form that developed in the ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in the 4th century BC, mixing figures from the Greek pantheon with the stock characters and situations of Attic comedy.
    • a phlyax play
    • phlyax actors

Origin of phlyax

Probably from Ancient Greek φλυαρεῖν (phluareîn, “to talk nonsense”) or the related verb Ancient Greek φλέω (phléō, “to tell”).

Questions about phlyax

What does phlyax mean?
Phlyax means of or relating to a burlesque dramatic form that developed in the ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in the 4th century BC, mixing figures from the Greek pantheon with the stock characters and situations of Attic comedy.
What part of speech is phlyax?
Phlyax is an adjective.

Words near phlyax in the dictionary

  1. phloxlike
  2. phloëm
  3. PHLPost
  4. pHluorin
  5. pHluorins
  6. phlyax
  7. phlyctaena
  8. phlyctaenar
  9. phlyctaeniid
  10. phlyctaeniids
  11. phlyctaenoid

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