amoebaean

or am·oe·be·an

[ am-uh-bee-uhn ]

adjective

, Prosody.

1. alternately responsive, as verses in dialogue.

amoebaean

/ ˌæmɪˈbiːən /

adjective

1. prosody of or relating to lines of verse dialogue that answer each other alternately

Word History and Origins

Origin of amoebaean¹

1650–60; < Latin amoebae ( us ) antiphonal (< Greek amoibaîos interchanging, equivalent to amoib ( ḗ ) alternation ( ameba ) + -aios adj. suffix) + -an