The Menippean satire—or Menippea— takes its name from the philosopher Menippus of Gadara (third century BC) to identify a particular kind (or genre) of writing that was to evolve during the Classical period through the work of Varro (first century BC) and various other writers and, in Bakhtin's words "in its ancient phase culminates in De Consolatione Philosophy of Boethius. Nevertheless, despite its ancient origins Bakhtin employs the principle of the Menippea as a means of identifying and discussing the work of later writers -- specifically Dostoevsky.

I use reduplicate to mean redouble, though both words should mean quadruple, but English is funny that way, so hold off on the hypercorrecting gotcha!

The waves seemed to have closed over the Umbar episode, perhaps owing to his own ignoscible treatment of the subject and the absconding rogues.

Last but not least amongst the two level cars, a number of Chicago & North Western's bi-levels were upgraded to HEP compatibility, and although only a handful were converted, the C&NW's cars were a significant design.