didascaly

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noun

Any catalog of Greek drama published by Alexandrian scholars.

OriginAncient Greek δῐδασκᾰλίᾱ →
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Meanings

noundidascaly (plural didascalies)

plural didascalies

  1. Any catalog of Greek drama published by Alexandrian scholars.

    Even when didascalies do appear to describe a set of events, the temporal frame may be difficult to pin down.

    2016, Rebecca Harris-Warrick, Dance and Drama in French Baroque Opera, page 31
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    Let us follow this movement: it is épi-strophê, “conversion,” one that a didascaly in the text of The Republic signals; a famous bit of stage direction: tis lutheiê “that someone comes to be delivered” […]

    2014, Michel Deguy, A Man of Little Faith, page 13

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδῐδασκᾰλίᾱ
  2. Englishdidascaly

From Ancient Greek δῐδασκᾰλίᾱ (dĭdaskălíā).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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