How do you pronounce mimiamb?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪmiˌæm(b)/.

mimiamb

/ˈmɪmiˌæm(b)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mim-i-amb
IPA: /ˈmɪmiˌæm(b)/

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Meaning

noun

A short humorous dramatic scene in verse.

Example Sentences

"Its discovery, after a sleep of some five centuries and a half, will be as great a surprise to meteorologists as a new classical text, such as the ‘Mimiambs’ of Herondas, to Greek scholars."
"For example, the school scene in the third mimiamb, the outburst of fierce jealousy on the part of Bitinna in Herondas and that of the Oxyrhynchus μοιχευτρία, the obscene conversation in the sixth mimiamb, and the tales of adultery committed by women which, according to Aristocles, formed the chief subject of the poems recited by the λυσιῳδοί."
"Matius's mimiambs have not survived complete, but the extant remains may not be unrepresentative of his general style of writing."

Etymology

From mimiambus, possibly from French mimiambe, from Ancient Greek μιμιάμβους (mimiámbous, “mime-iamb”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “actor, imitator”) + ἴαμβος (íambos, “iamb”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: mimiambe, μιμιάμβους

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪmiˌæm(b)/
British English: /ˈmɪmɪam(b)/

Inflected Forms

mimiambs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mimiambic

Synonyms

mimiambus