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amphigouri
‖ amphigouri, -gory (ˌæmfɪˈgʊərɪ, ˈæmfɪgərɪ) [mod.Fr.; orig. unknown. According to Litt. first used in 18th c.; referred by some to Gr. ἀµϕί about + γῦρος circle, or -ἀγορία speech, cf. allegory, category.] A burlesque writing filled with nonsense; a composition without sense, as a Latin ‘nonsense-v...
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Bruscambille
He began in farce at the beginning of the 17th century and was renowned for his salacious prologues full of inimitable amphigouri.
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amphigoric
amphiˈgoric, a. [ad. Fr. amphigourique, f. amphigouri + -ic.] Of the nature of an amphigouri.1869 N. & Q. Ser. iv. III. 224 Amphigoric, a term applied to nonsense verses, a rigmarole, or, more literally, a round-about, with semblable meaning enough to put one on finding it out.
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Charles Dupeuty
Louis Alexandre Piccinni, 1830
L'espionne, épisode de 1808 in 5 parts, mêlé de chant, with Achille d'Artois, 1830
N, I, Ni, ou le Danger des Castilles, amphigouri-romantique
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nonsense
▪ I. nonsense, n. (ˈnɒnsəns) Also 7–8 -sence, 8 -scense. [f. non- 2 + sense n. Cf. F. nonsens (from 12–13th c.).] 1. a. That which is not sense; spoken or written words which make no sense or convey absurd ideas; also, absurd or senseless action. to knock the nonsense out of: see knock v. 6 e. Often...
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