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amoebaean definition

amoe·baean or amoebean am′oe·be′an (am′i bē′ən)

adjective

answering or responding to each other, as successive strophes of a verse dialogue

Etymology: < L amoebaeum (carmen) < Gr (asma) amoibaion, responsive (song) < amoibē: see amoeba

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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