stichomythy

Variant of stichomythia

stichomythia definition

sticho·mythia (stik′ə mit̸h′ē ə)

noun

dialogue in brief, alternate lines, as in ancient Greek drama
also stichomythy sti·chom′y·thy (sti käm′ə t̸hē)

Etymology: Gr < stichos, a line (see stile) + mythos, speech, myth

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