dithyramb

Questions about dithyramb

What does dithyramb mean?

dithyramb means "a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dithyramb?

dithyramb has 3 syllables: dit-hy-ramb. The stress falls on "dit". In IPA it is /ˈdɪθɚˌæm/.

Is dithyramb a common word?

dithyramb is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dithyramb?

3 words rhyme with dithyramb. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.