Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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DITHYRAMB, DITHYRAMBUS, noun [Gr.] In ancient poetry, a hymn in honor of Bacchus, full of transport and poetical rage. Of this species of writing we have no remains.
DITHYRAMB, DITHYRAMBUS, noun [Gr.] In ancient poetry, a hymn in honor of Bacchus, full of transport and poetical rage. Of this species of writing we have no remains.