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aristophanesque

French, adjective\a.ʁis.tɔ.fa.nɛsk\

aristophanesque is a French adjective meaning “Aristophanic, Aristophanean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui rappelle la manière des satires d'Aristophane, qui a le caractère de ses comédies où règne la fantaisie…”.

What does aristophanesque mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Aristophanic, Aristophanean

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui rappelle la manière des satires d'Aristophane, qui a le caractère de ses comédies où règne la fantaisie la plus hardie. Pour ce qui relève d'Aristophane, on utilise plutôt aristophanien.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of aristophanesque

  • aristophanesques plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aristophanesque?

  • \a.ʁis.tɔ.fa.nɛsk\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.