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Aristophanes

American  
[ar-uh-stof-uh-neez] / ˌær əˈstɒf əˌniz /

noun

  1. 448?–385? b.c., Athenian comic dramatist.

Aristophanes British  
/ ˌærɪˈstɒfəˌniːz /

noun

  1. ?448–?380 bc , Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata

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Aristophanes Cultural  

  1. An ancient Greek dramatist, the author of such comedies as The Clouds and Lysistrata.

Other Word Forms

  • Aristophanic adjective

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