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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dithyramb \Dith"y*ramb\, n. [L. dithyrambus, Gr ? a kind of
lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus; also a name of Bacchus; of
unknown origin: cf F. dithyrambe.]
A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a
band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence in general,
a poem written in a wild irregular strain. --Bentley.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dithyramb
n : a passionate poem of irregular form
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