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Definition of: ithyphallic
(ith′ə·fal′ik) adjective
1. Relating to the phallus used in the festivals of Bacchus; hence, obscene; lewd.
2. In classical prosody, describing a trochaic tripody: used in verse sung in the phallic processions. [<L ithyphallicus <Gk. ithyphallikos <ithyphallos <ithys erect, rigid + phallos a phallus]
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