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dithyrambic

 
Dictionary: Dith·y·ram·bic

a.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous. «Dithyrambic sallies.» Longfellow. -- n. A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb.


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wildly enthusiastic in statement or writing
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or in the manner of a dithyramb
  Pertains to noun: dithyramb (meaning #1)


 
 
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