amoebaeum
English
Etymology
Latin amoebaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβαῖος (amoibaîos, “alternate”).
Noun
amoebaeum (plural amoebaea)
- (poetry) A poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately.
- The third eclogue of Virgil is an amoebaeum.
Translations
poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for amoebaeum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Adjective
amoebaeum
- nominative neuter singular of amoebaeus
- accusative masculine singular of amoebaeus
- accusative neuter singular of amoebaeus
- vocative neuter singular of amoebaeus