stichomythia
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stichomythia
- /stɪkəˈmɪθɪə/
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From Latin, from Ancient Greek στιχομυθία (stikhomuthía), from στίχος (stíkhos, “line of verse”) (see sticho-) + μῦθος (mûthos, “speech”).
noun stichomythias
- A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities. The trial in the great hall under its high vaults, dusty sunlight shafting in, full of murmurers and growlers quietened by beadles and bailiffs, with howlers in the street held back with pikes, was by way of being a play without plot or exercise in what the Senecans term stichomythia.
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noun technique in drama
| Español | esticomitia |
|---|---|
| Français | stichomythie |
| Deutsch | Stichomythie |
| Ελληνικά | στιχομυθία stichomythía |
| Русский | стѝхоми́фия stìxomífija |
Talk about this word "stichomythia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stichomythia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stichomythia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stichomythia "stichomythia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stichomythia.Cite this
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title = {stichomythia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stichomythia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
