amoebaeum
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the neuter of Latin amoebaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβαῖος (amoibaîos, “alternate”).
Noun
[edit]amoebaeum (plural amoebaea)
- (poetry) A poem in which people are represented speaking alternately.
- The third eclogue of Virgil is an amoebaeum.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately
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References
[edit]- “Amœbæum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amoebaeum
- inflection of amoebaeus:
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