dithyrambe

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dithyrambus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek διθύραμβος (dithúrambos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ti.ʁɑ̃b/

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Noun

dithyrambe m (plural dithyrambes)

1. dithyramb

Derived terms

• dithyrambique

Further reading

• “dithyrambe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.