aristophanic

noun

ar·​is·​to·​phan·​ic ¦a-rə-stə-¦fa-nik 

¦a-ˌri-

plural -s

: pherecratic

Word History

Etymology

noun derivative of aristophanic, after Latin anapaestus Aristophanēus "Aristophanic anapest"

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