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satyric plays

satyric plays is the plural of satyric play.

Meaning of satyric play

Noun

satyric play (plural satyric plays)

  1. (historical) In ancient Greece, a genre of play featuring comedic dialogue and situations involving a chorus of satyrs, and performed following a trilogy of tragedies.
    • The Spirit-Raisers or Soul-Conductors is the tantalizing title of a satyric play.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “I. Introduction”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 25
    Synonyms:
    satyr play

Questions about satyric plays

What is satyric plays the plural of?
Satyric plays is the plural of satyric play.

Words near satyric plays in the dictionary

  1. satyriasist
  2. satyriasists
  3. satyriatic
  4. satyric
  5. satyric play
  6. satyric plays
  7. satyrical
  8. satyrid
  9. satyrids
  10. satyrine
  11. satyrines

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