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phlyax.

Of or relating to a burlesque dramatic form that developed in the ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in the 4th century BC, mixing figures from the Greek pantheon with the stock characters and situations of Attic comedy.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. Of or relating to a burlesque dramatic form that developed in the ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in the 4th century BC, mixing figures from the Greek pantheon with the stock characters and situations of Attic comedy.

    historical · not-comparable
    a phlyax play
    phlyax actors
Where this word comes from

Probably from Ancient Greek φλυαρεῖν (phluareîn, “to talk nonsense”) or the related verb Ancient Greek φλέω (phléō, “to tell”).

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