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amoebean
Variant of amoebaean
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
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