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diverbium

American

[dahy-vur-bee-uhm] / daɪˈvɜr bi əm /

noun

the spoken part of an ancient Roman drama.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

diverbia

plural

Etymology

Origin of diverbium

< Latin; variant of dēverbium, equivalent to dē- de- + verb ( um ) word, verb + -ium -ium

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We are now fairly well informed of the tripartite diversion of the dialogue into canticum or song proper, recitative, and diverbium or spoken utterance104, with the incidental accompaniment of the tibia.

From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace

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