Menippean

English

Etymology

Menippus +‎ -ean

Adjective

Menippean (comparative more Menippean, superlative most Menippean)

  1. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek cynic parodist and polemicist Menippus (3rd century BCE).
  2. Of or relating to a form of satire, usually in prose, which has a length and structure similar to a novel and is characterized by attacking mental attitudes instead of specific individuals.

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