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epithetic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɛpɪˈθɛtɪk/

Etymology

From epithet + -ic. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπῐθετῐκός (epĭthetĭkós) and Greek επιθετικός (epithetikós).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to epithets.
   • In epithetic measur'd prose. a. 1764, Robert Lloyd, On Rhyme:
   • epithetic names for the gods
2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to epithesis.
   • an epithetic vowel

Deriveds

epithetically