Etymology

epirrhema

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Today it means: An address, usually dealing with public affairs, spoken by the leader of the chorus after the parabasis in an Ancient Greek comedy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπίρρημα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐπίρρημα
  2. English todayepirrhema

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίρρημα (epírrhēma).

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