What is the meaning of the word "dithyramb"?

Definitions:

  1. a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing copy to clipboard noun
    • The newspaper included a dithyramb on the new play. copy to clipboard
  2. in ancient Greece, a passionate hymn usually in honor of Dionysus copy to clipboard noun
    • The chorus stood in a circle and sung a dithyramb. copy to clipboard

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