Abderiʹtan Laughter
.Scoffing laughter, incessant laughter. So called from Abdēra, the birthplace of Democrĭtos, the laughing philosopher.
Scoffing laughter, incessant laughter. So called from Abdēra, the birthplace of Democrĭtos, the laughing philosopher.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.