# Menippean

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Menippus + -ean.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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