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Epithet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An epithet (from Greek ἐπίθετον - epitheton , neut. of ἐπίθετος - epithetos , "attributed, added") is a descriptive word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person ...
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Definition of epithet in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of epithet. Pronunciation of epithet. Translations of epithet. epithet synonyms, epithet antonyms. Information about epithet in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Usage Note: Strictly speaking, an epithet need not be derogatory, but the term...
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Epithets in Homer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles. These epithets were metric stop-gaps as well as mnemonic devices for the aoidos (sing...
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Definition of epithet from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "epithet" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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An epithet is also an identifying phrase which substitutes for a noun, such as Pope's reference to scissors as "the fatal engine" in his mock-epic "The Rape of the Lock" (1714)
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"Children, I grant, should be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weakness."; (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) ... "In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters."; (Paul Gauguin)
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An epithet is a word which makes the reader see the object described in a clearer or sharper light. It is both exact and imaginative. ...
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Definition of epithet from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of epithet. Pronunciation of epithet. Definition of the word epithet. Origin of the word epithet. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » epithet...
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epithet n. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great ... USAGE NOTE Strictly speaking, an epithet need not be derogatory, but the term is commonly used as a simple synonym for term of abuse or slur, as in There is no place for...
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