dithyrambique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dithyrambicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek διθυραμβικός (dithurambikós). Morphologically, from dithyrambe +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ti.ʁɑ̃.bik/

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Adjective

dithyrambique (plural dithyrambiques)

1. (literature) dithyrambic
2. (derogatory) eulogistic, laudatory

Further reading

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