Stichomythia Definition

stĭkə-mĭthē-ə
noun
Dialogue in brief, alternate lines, as in ancient Greek drama.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Stichomythia

Noun

Singular:
stichomythia
Plural:
stichomythias

Origin of Stichomythia

  • Greek stikhomūthiā from stikhomūthein to speak in alternating lines stikhos stich steigh- in Indo-European roots mūthos speech

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek στιχομυθία (στίχος "˜line of verse' + μῦθος "˜speech').

    From Wiktionary

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