amoebean

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adjective

Describing a form of prosody (amoebaeum) featuring alternating responses.

OriginLatin amoebaeus ← Ancient Greek ἀμοιβαῖος →
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Meanings

adjectiveamoebean (not comparable)

alternative amebean · alternative amœbæan · alternative amoebaean

  1. not comparableDescribing a form of prosody (amoebaeum) featuring alternating responses.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμοιβαῖος“reciprocal”
  2. Latinamoebaeus
  3. Englishamoebean

From Latin amoebaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβαῖος (amoibaîos, “reciprocal”), from ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change; alternation”).

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Translations

Portuguese amebeu
  • amebeufeaturing alternating responses
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APA

amoebean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoebean

MLA

“amoebean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoebean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amoebean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoebean.

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