stichomythia

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Definition of stichomythia in English English dictionary

A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities

Hyphenation

stich·o·myth·i·a

Etymology

() Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek στιχομυθία (στίχος ‘line of verse’ + μῦθος ‘speech’).