rhapsode
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós).
Pronunciation
Noun
rhapsode (plural rhapsodes)
- One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not a writer of poetry.
- 1892, Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett, Ion:
- Socrates: And do the Epidaurians have contests of rhapsodes at the festival?
- The interpreter of a poem.
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós).
Pronunciation
Noun
rhapsode m (plural rhapsodes)
Further reading
- “rhapsode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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