Meaning stichomythia
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stichomythia"dialogue in alternate lines," Latinized from Greek stikhomythia, from stikhos (see stichic) + mythos "speech, talk" (see myth) + abstract noun ending -ia. Related: Stichomythic.
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stichomythiaDialogue in alternate lines of verse e.g. ancient Greek plays.
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stichomythiaan ancient Greek arrangement of dialogue in which single lines of verse or other writing are spoken by alternate speakers.
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stichomythiafrom Greek drama, the line-for-line exchange between two characters who are expressing strong emotion, often in a struggle for authority.
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