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THESPIS
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• THESPIS (noun)
The noun THESPIS has 1 sense:
1. Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)
Familiarity information: THESPIS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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