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Homeric_laughter

Homeric laughter

English

Noun

Homeric laughter ‎(uncountable)

  1. Boisterous laughter, prolonged belly laughing; long or uncontrollable laughing.

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Etymology

With reference to the "unquenchable laughter" (ἄσβεστος ‎(ásbestos, “unceasing”) γέλως ‎(gélōs, “laughter”)) of the gods in eg. Iliad I. 599, Odyssey XX. 346.

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