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adj
Of or relating to a burlesque dramatic form that developed in the ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in the 4th century BC, mixing figures from the Greek pantheon with the stock characters and situations of Attic comedy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably from Ancient Greek φλυαρεῖν (phluareîn, “to talk nonsense”) or the related verb Ancient Greek φλέω (phléō, “to tell”).
