Amoebean Definition

adjective
Of or relating to verse in which the voices of two characters alternate regularly.
American Heritage

Describing a form of prosody featuring alternate responses.

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Origin of Amoebean

  • From Latin amoebaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβαῖος (amoibaios, “reciprocal"), from ἀμοιβή (amoibÄ“, “change; alternation").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Late Latin amoebaeus from Greek amoibaios from amoibē change amoeba

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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