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On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Menander. Discover synonyms such as dramatist or playwright and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Synonyms of Menander

dramatist playwright

Related words

Other words often associated with Menander or its synonyms:

writer author

Using Menander

  • Useful related words include: dramatist, playwright.
  • In the example corpus, menander often appears in combinations such as: in menander, of menander, menander and.

Context around Menander

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

king 1×

Sentence patterns with Menander

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after menander s death 1× and in menander s dis 1× appears in menander s thalis 1× comedy of menander and its 1× comedy of menander in his 1× example in menander s dis 1× fragment of menander the inspired 1× great and menander in taxila 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after menander s 1× evidence of clever 1× for example in 1× for instance in 1× however plautus and 1× in later greek 1×

Common sentence endings:

also been suggested 1× completely different contexts 1× gallus 18 seq 1× groups and friends 1× in his bacchides 1× in his leisure 1×

Words around Menander

Just before it in the word index:

menaka 7 menaion 2 menai 23 menahga 12 menahem 7 menageries 2

Just after it in the word index:

menaquinone 3 menara 3 menarche 3 menard 54 menardo 6 menards 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Menander

  • In this selection, "menander" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king stand out and add context to how "menander" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after menander s death and and in menander s dis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "menander" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with menander

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This becomes the main difference and, also, similarity between Menander and Plautus. (12 words)

However, in both Menander and Plautus, word play is essential to their comedy. (13 words)

She was represented almost identically on the coins of both Alexander the Great and Menander in Taxila. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

For instance, in the works of Athenaeus, Alciphron, and Lucian there are deceptions that involve the aid of a slave, and in Menander’s Dis Exapaton there was an elaborate deception executed by a clever slave that Plautus mirrors in his Bacchides. (42 words)

Influences Greek Old Comedy In order to understand the Greek New Comedy of Menander and its similarities to Plautus, it is necessary to discuss, in juxtaposition with it, the days of Greek Old Comedy and its evolution into New Comedy. (40 words)

The influence of some Persian symbols of a star within a diadem, or the eight-spoked Buddhist wheel (see the coins of the Indo-Greek king Menander I with this symbol) have also been suggested. (35 words)

Example sentences (14)

She was represented almost identically on the coins of both Alexander the Great and Menander in Taxila.

After Menander's death, the Indo-Greeks steadily declined and the last Indo-Greek king was defeated in c. 10 CE.

Evidence of clever slaves also appears in Menander’s Thalis, Hypobolimaios, and from the papyrus fragment of his Perinthia.

For example, in Menander’s Dis Exapaton there is a focus on the betrayal between age groups and friends.

For instance, in the works of Athenaeus, Alciphron, and Lucian there are deceptions that involve the aid of a slave, and in Menander’s Dis Exapaton there was an elaborate deception executed by a clever slave that Plautus mirrors in his Bacchides.

He is then said to have worked as a manual laborer and to have studied Greek drama—particularly the New Comedy of Menander —in his leisure.

However, in both Menander and Plautus, word play is essential to their comedy.

However, Plautus and the writers of Greek New Comedy, such as Menander, were writing in two completely different contexts.

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Influences Greek Old Comedy In order to understand the Greek New Comedy of Menander and its similarities to Plautus, it is necessary to discuss, in juxtaposition with it, the days of Greek Old Comedy and its evolution into New Comedy.

In later Greek literature the doctrine appears from time to time; it is mentioned in a fragment of Menander (the Inspired Woman) and satirized by Lucian (Gallus 18 seq.).

In Plautus, on the other hand, the focus is still on the relationship between father and son, but we see betrayal between the two men that wasn’t seen in Menander.

Menander, like Simon, also used average people in domestic life settings, the stories also blending humor and tragedy into his themes.

The influence of some Persian symbols of a star within a diadem, or the eight-spoked Buddhist wheel (see the coins of the Indo-Greek king Menander I with this symbol) have also been suggested.

This becomes the main difference and, also, similarity between Menander and Plautus.

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Common combinations with menander

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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