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Wasps, The

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noun

  1. a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.


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Would any man at the present day produce comedies with such names as "The Wasps," "The Frogs," and "The Birds."

From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan