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polymythy

polymythy noun: a combination of multiple plots in a single narrative.

Noun

polymythy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A combination of multiple plots in a single narrative.
    • POLY′MYTHY (S[ubstantive]) in Poetry, a fault in an epic poem, when inſtead of a ſingle mythos, or fable, there is a multiplicity of them.[1760, [John Marchant], “POLY′MYTHY”, in A New Complete English Dictionary, Peculiarly Adapted to the Instruction and Improvement of Those who have not had the Benefit of a Learned or Liberal...

Origin of polymythy

From poly- + myth + -y.

Questions about polymythy

What does polymythy mean?
Polymythy means a combination of multiple plots in a single narrative.
What part of speech is polymythy?
Polymythy is a noun.

Words near polymythy in the dictionary

  1. polymyositic
  2. polymyositis
  3. polymythia
  4. polymythic
  5. polymythical
  6. polymythy
  7. polymyxin
  8. polymyxin E
  9. polymyxins
  10. polyna
  11. polynandrian

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