单词 | mimiambus |
释义 | mimiambusn. Classical Prosody. rare. A mime written in iambic verse, a genre invented by the Hellenistic poet Herodas. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > [noun] > verses for accompanying dialogue mimiambus1706 mimiambicsa1831 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > types of poem according to form > [noun] > mimes in iambic or scazontic verse mimiambus1706 mimiambicsa1831 mimiamb1922 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Mimiambus, a kind of Verse, anciently us'd in Lampoons, Farces, &c. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (at cited word) Mimiambus, a sort of Verse anciently used in Lampoons, Farces, &c. Raillery, Droll. 1905 Academy 4 Nov. 1145/1 The mimiambi of Herodas. 1984 G. Mastromarco Public of Herondas 3 In the light of textual elements present both in the first and the fourth mimiambus it has been possible to date Herondas' poetic activity to the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. 1991 Country Living (BNC) June 162 Dilly deciphered the mimiambi of Herodas and then the German secret codes of two world wars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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