Menippean
adj
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to the Ancient Greek cynic parodist and polemicist Menippus (3rd century BCE).
- 2 Of or relating to a form of satire, usually in prose, which has a length and structure similar to a novel and is characterized by attacking mental attitudes instead of specific individuals.
"Without a doubt, the most unusual, the most conspicuous, and the most Menippean feature of the curious verbal landscape of Finnegans Wake is the ten 'thunderclaps.'"
Example
More examples"Without a doubt, the most unusual, the most conspicuous, and the most Menippean feature of the curious verbal landscape of Finnegans Wake is the ten 'thunderclaps.'"
Etymology
From Menippus + -ean.