amoebean verse

noun

am·​oe·​be·​an verse

¦amē¦bēən-,

-mə¦-

: poetry written in the form of a dialogue between two speakers compare stichomythia

Word History

Etymology

Latin amoebaeus alternate, from Greek amoibaios interchanging (from amoibē change) + English -an

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

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